Canada to Impose Sanctions on Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ Amid Protest Clampdown

Members of the Iranian community and their supporters rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran, after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody for allegedly improperly wearing a hijab, in Ottawa on Sept. 25, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

Canada will impose sanctions on those involved in the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, including Iran’s so-called “morality police,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

Trudeau announced on Sept. 26 that his government will levy new sanctions on Iran following the death of 22-year-old Amini, and the state’s violent clampdown on protesters enraged by her demise.