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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia to impose sanctions on Iranian state media over broadcast of forced confessions

Penny Wong giving a press conference
Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says the Albanese government will place tougher sanctions on Iranian entities responsible for the oppression of women and girls. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Australia will impose sanctions on Iranian state media for broadcasting forced confessions, with the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, vowing to take tougher action before the anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s death in custody.

Brushing off claims from the Coalition that the government has been slow to act, Wong will announce on Wednesday that she is introducing new sanctions against those linked to the oppression of women and girls.

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