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US DoJ announces charges against senior leaders of Hamas, over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly attack in southern Israel

The Justice Department announced the unsealing of terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against six senior leaders of Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

US Treasury takes further action against Russia’s international supply chains

OFAC sanctioned nearly 400 individuals and entities determined to offer products and services enabling Russia to sustain its war effort and evade sanctions. The actions focused on Russia’s international supply chains and transnational networks, including those determined to procure ammunition and military materials for Russia, facilitate sanctions evasion…

OFSI updates guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publishes a list of all those subject to financial sanctions imposed by the UK which it keeps updated…

FCDO publishes updated Guidance on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for: complying with the prohibitions and requirements, enforcing them, circumstances where they do not apply…

HM Treasury and OFSI updates their guidance on financial sanctions and counter-terrorism measures

The Guidance contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity. This sanctions regime aims to further the prevention of terrorism in the UK or elsewhere and protect UK national security interests…

OFSI imposes travel ban on two individuals under counter-terrorism sanctions, in addition to the financial prohibitions to which they are already subject

This action is the first use of new travel ban powers under the Domestic Counter Terrorism Sanctions Regime. The travel bans are a part of continued efforts to protect the integrity of the UK economy from terrorist financing threats. They are used to target those who are suspected of being, or to have been, involved in terrorist activity in the UK but are not UK nationals…

Lexology: US Imposes stricter export controls to hinder Russian procurement of Ukraine

To counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US government has implemented comprehensive sanctions and export controls. This alert outlines key restrictions imposed by the US Department of Commerce and the US Department of State, which significantly limit exports, reexports, and transfers of technology and goods to Russia, Belarus, and affiliated entities…

Council of the EU imposes sanctions on Belarus for the 2020 election fraud, human rights abuses and its role in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

These sanctions aim to pressure the Belarusian leadership to halt violence, release political prisoners, and engage in a genuine national dialogue. The EU is prepared to assist with economic support for a democratic transition and will impose additional sanctions if necessary. The EU supports the Belarusian people’s desire for a free and democratic nation and is troubled by the worsening human rights situation…

US Treasury sanctions former Haitian President for drug trafficking

Michel Joseph Martelly was sanctioned pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having engaged in, or having attempted to engage in, activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a significant risk of materially contributing to, the international proliferation of illicit drugs or their means of production.

US Treasury adds further sanctions targeting Houthi and Hizballah trade networks

Targets several companies, individuals, and vessels for their involvement in the shipment of Iranian commodities, including oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on behalf of the network of Iran-based, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)-backed Houthi financial official Sa’id al-Jamal.

EU lists further 28 individuals for participation in internal repression in Belarus

Includes two deputy heads of the Main Department for Combating Organised Crime and Corruption, various members of the judiciary, as well as a group of long-time supporters of Lukashenka.

RUSI releases ‘UK Sanctions Implementation and Strategy Taskforce: First Meeting Report’

Given the significant challenges posed by the need to design, implement and enforce sanctions on Russia, and the recent publication of the UK government’s sanctions strategy, RUSI has established a new taskforce to consider how the UK has addressed these challenges and what its independent sanctions policy…