Ezzatollah Zarghami (UK)

Brief

Sanctioned under The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 which entered effect 31/12/2020.

Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council and Cultural Revolution Council. Former Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) until November 2014. Under his tenure at IRIB, he was responsible for all programming decisions. IRIB has broadcast forced confessions of detainees and a series of ‘show trials’ in August 2009 and December 2011.

These constitute a clear violation of international provisions on fair trial and the right to due process.

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Personal Details

Name: Ezzatollah Zarghami (UK)

Birth date: 22/07/1959

Gender: Male

Role / Function: Former Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) until November 2014, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism , Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council and Cultural Revolution Council

Sanction Information

Sanction Created:31/12/2020

Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze, Travel Ban

Sanction Enforcement Began: 31/12/2020

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