The European Union is preparing to impose new sanctions on

Iran

over its brutal crackdown on protests sparked by the death of a young Iranian woman.  

Bloomberg writes about this with reference to sources.

Ambassadors at the EU meeting in Brussels are going to support proposals as early as Wednesday, November 9, which will be directed against several Iranian individuals and legal entities, 

These measures will then be discussed by EU foreign ministers early next week. 

At least 17 people have been killed in Iran since Friday when security forces cracked down on weekend protests in border provinces home to some of the country's largest ethnic minorities.

Tehran has repeatedly called the protests foreign-instigated riots and rejected international criticism of violence by security forces.

On October 17, the EU imposed sanctions on 11 Iranians and four entities, including the country's police force and its cyber security team, as well as Communications Minister Eisa Zarepour, over the government's crackdown on protests.

Restrictions included travel and asset freezes.

The EU also imposed sanctions due to Russia's military support in the war against Ukraine.

Mass protests in Iran

Iranians have been protesting, demanding the authorities stop killing and beating women,

following the death of a 22-year-old girl who was arrested for wearing a hijab incorrectly

in the street.

She was brutally beaten at the police station, after which she died. 

At least 250 people have been killed and thousands arrested during the protests, according to human rights groups.

In Iran, they are also

going to execute people who protested on the streets of the country

.

More than 14 thousand people can be killed.

This decision was made by the Iranian parliament.

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