Magnitsky-style asset freezes and travel bans on named Iranian officials impose immediate personal costs, signal that participation in repression will be remembered, and create a paper trail for future trials.

Which officials are most named?

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, IRGC chief Hossein Salami, FARAJA chief Ahmadreza Radan, Judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni-Eje'i, and Tehran Revolutionary Court judge Abolghasem Salavati. Most are under EU and UK sanctions; few under US; almost none under Canadian or Australian.

Is the IRGC a terrorist organisation?

The European Parliament voted in January 2023 for the IRGC to be designated as such; the Council has not yet acted. The United States designated the IRGC's Quds Force in 2019.

Does writing to my MP actually work?

Foreign-ministry sanctions decisions track public salience. A constituent letter logged with the relevant minister contributes to that signal, particularly when it cites specific named individuals.

Sanction Iran's repressors — named perpetrators and letter templates

Why sanctions?

Universal-jurisdiction prosecutions are slow. Sanctions are not. Magnitsky-style asset freezes and travel bans on named perpetrators — judges, prison wardens, IRGC commanders, FARAJA commanders — impose immediate personal costs, signal to mid-ranking officials that their participation will be remembered, and create a paper trail for future trials.

Named perpetrators

The following officials have been publicly named by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, Amnesty International, Iran Human Rights (IHR), and HRANA. Most are already under EU and/or UK sanctions; few are under US sanctions; almost none are under Canadian or Australian sanctions.

Ali Khamenei — Supreme Leader. Ultimate authority over the IRGC, judiciary and Guardian Council. Sanctioned: US, UK.
Hossein Salami — IRGC Commander-in-Chief since 2019. Sanctioned: EU, UK.
Gholamreza Soleimani — Basij Commander. Sanctioned: EU, UK.
Ahmadreza Radan — FARAJA Chief since January 2023. Oversees the Guidance Patrol and the 2024 Noor Plan. Sanctioned: EU, UK.
Gholamhossein Mohseni-Eje'i — Head of Judiciary since 2021. Personally signed off on multiple protester death sentences. Sanctioned: EU, UK.
Abolghasem Salavati — "Judge of Death" of Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 15. Sanctioned: EU, UK, US.
Mohammad Moghisseh — Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 28. Assassinated January 2024 but estate-relevant for civil claims.
Esmail Khatib — Minister of Intelligence (Etela'at). Sanctioned: EU, UK.
Mohammad Mehdi Tahranchi — Tehran Province Governor during 2022 protest crackdown. Not yet sanctioned by Five Eyes.
Hassan Karami — Commander of FARAJA Special Units. Not yet sanctioned by US or Canada.

This list is illustrative, not exhaustive. The UN Fact-Finding Mission's confidential annex names hundreds of mid-ranking officials; ask your foreign ministry to act on it.

Letter templates

To a UK Member of Parliament

Dear [MP name],

I am writing as your constituent to ask you to press the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to expand UK sanctions under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 to cover all officials named in the March 2024 report of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran.

The current UK list omits, in particular, FARAJA Special Units commander Hassan Karami and several Tehran Revolutionary Court judges responsible for the death sentences of Mohsen Shekari, Majidreza Rahnavard, Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini.

I would be grateful if you could (1) table a written question to the Foreign Secretary asking when these designations will be made, and (2) write to the Foreign Secretary on my behalf.

Yours sincerely,
[Your name and address]

To a US Senator or Representative

Dear Senator/Representative [name],

I am a constituent in [state/district]. I am writing to urge you to support full implementation of the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act and to press the Department of State and OFAC to designate all officials named in the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran's March 2024 report under Executive Order 13553 and the Global Magnitsky Act.

Specifically, US sanctions still omit FARAJA Special Units commander Hassan Karami and several Tehran Revolutionary Court judges. I would be grateful for a written response indicating your position.

Sincerely,
[Your name and address]

To a Member of the European Parliament

Dear MEP [name],

I am writing to ask you to push the Council to expand restrictive measures against Iran (Council Decision (CFSP) 2011/235) to cover all officials named in the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran's March 2024 report.

I would also urge you to support a Parliament resolution calling on the Council to formally designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, in line with the Parliament's January 2023 vote.

Yours sincerely,
[Your name and address]

Other things you can do

Donate to documentation NGOs — Donate.
Share named victims on social media — In Memoriam.
Print and post the classroom poster — Poster.

Sanctions.