July 2025 - FCC Times

Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist

Earlier in July 2025, Burkina Faso authorities released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully conscripted into the military after criticizing the...

US Moves to Kill Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

The Trump administration proposed on July 29 to revoke the 2009 finding by the Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gases endanger public health, a move...

Türkiye: Turkmen Risking Deportation Reported Missing

(Berlin) – Two Turkmen dissident bloggers have been missing since July 24, 2025, when they were reportedly released from a Turkish deportation center, Human Rights Watch...

Penalty issued for breach of Russia Sanctions

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has imposed a £300,000 monetary penalty against Markom Management Limited (MML) for a breach of UK financial...

Bangladesh: Year since Hasina Fled, Rights Challenges Abound

(New York) – The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since tens...

U.S. Department of Justice Announces Compensation Process for Victims Trafficked Through Backpage.com

Today, the Department of Justice announced the launch of the Backpage remission process to compensate victims whose trafficking was facilitated through the Backpage.com website....

Department of Justice, CIA Transmit Declassified Durham Documents to Senator Chuck Grassley

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice transmitted the declassified Appendix of the Durham Report to the Senate Judiciary Committee following collaboration with the...

Saint Lucia High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

In a landmark victory for human rights, Saint Lucia has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct. The High Court’s decision strikes down laws that criminalized intimacy...

UIFs to be permitted to change status

Starting from 1 March 2026, unit investment funds (UIFs) will be allowed to change their status from ‘qualified’ to ‘non-qualified’. The requirements for reclassification are outlined in the relevant Bank of Russia ordinance. This...

Sanctions Notice – Russia

Please be advised that details in respect of: Name OFSI Group ID Unique ID PETR OLEGOVICH AVEN 14616 RUS0665 who has been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019,...

Sanctions Notice – Cyber

Please be advised that the details of the following entries have been corrected on the consolidated list: Name OFSI Group ID Unique ID Yevgeniy Mikhaylovich SEREBRIAKOV 17000 CYB0073 Artem Valeryvich OCHICHENKO 17002 CYB0074 Dmitriy...

Improving civil enforcement processes for financial sanctions

This consultation invites views and comments on proposed measures to enhance the effectiveness of the enforcement processes undertaken by the Office of Financial Sanctions...

UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum

The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18...

Notice: Imposition of monetary penalty: Markom Management Limited

Penalty notice regarding a breach of financial sanctions regulations. Story from gov.uk

AUSTRAC orders audit of global crypto exchange

Sanctions Notice – Iran

Man Sentenced for Over $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

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