Seyyed Mohamed Saleh GOLPAYEGANI
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Positions according to sources
- Head of the Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil
Official sanctions listings
- United Kingdom — 08/03/2023 — IRN0138 · Sources
Seyyed Mohammed Saleh Hashemi GOLPAYEGANI is an "involved person" under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the "Iran Sanctions Regulations") on the following ground: GOLPAYEGANI, as head of the Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil, is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations or abuse in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to liberty and security and the right to freedom of expression through determining and enforcing mandatory dress codes for women, including the use of unreasonable force against individuals they deem to be non-compliant.— United Kingdom (official text)
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