Unlawful US sanctions: Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada #LRWC issued a statement Friday condemning the unlawful #sanctions imposed by the #US against the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor, four #ICC judges & the #UN #HumanRightsCouncil’s #SpecialRapporteur on the Occupied #Palestinian Territory. | Read the full statement at LRWC https://www.lrwc.org/us-sanctions-icc-and-special-procedures-unhrc/
Here’s what we are reading today:
#Russia is obtaining U.S.-made computer chips and other dual-use goods, products with potential battlefield use, by transporting them through #centralasia Many of these goods have been the target of #sanctions passed by the U.S. and its allies.
Exclusive: #US could hit entire #InternationalCriminalCourt with #sanctions soon
The #UnitedStates is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire #ICC, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected #Israel #WarCrimes.
#law #Trump #criminal #felon47
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-could-hit-entire-international-criminal-court-with-sanctions-soon-2025-09-22/
More of this please:
#NY judge in #LuigiMangione case warns #Trump #DOJ over comments
A federal judge on Wednesday warned DOJ ofcls that continued public comments about the case against #Mangione could result in #sanctions for violating rules about what #attorneys can say publicly about open #litigation & a related court directive.
#law #ethics #LegalEthics #propaganda #judiciary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/24/ny-judge-luigi-mangione-case-warns-justice-department-over-comments/
Here’s what we are reading today:
In 2023, the largest #Western #banks still operating in #Russia paid taxes that were four times the amount they paid before the full-scale invasion. This is due partly to international #sanctions on Russian banks.
https://www.ft.com/content/cd6c28e2-d327-4c2a-a023-098ca43eacfb
#Trump admin imposes #sanctions on #Colombia president & his family
The #Treasury Dept leveled the penalties against President #GustavoPetro; his wife, Veronica del Socorro Alcocer Garcia; his son, Nicolas Fernando Petro Burgos; & Colombian Interior Minister Armando Alberto Benedetti.
The admin is accusing Petro’s govt of involvement in the global drug trade, sharply escalating tensions with the leftist leader of one of the closest US #allies in #SouthAmerica.
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-24-2025#0000019a-179a-dde3-a1df-97bfc3c80000
Lack of New #US #Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods & Funds Into #Russia
#Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money & materials it needs in its conflict with #Ukraine.
#PutinsPuppet
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Linux删除了 .ru 帐号？我查了一下 – est の 输入 输出和出入
https://blog.est.im/2024/stdout-22
The other option? Don’t attack #Iran. Idiots.
#Trump Removes #Sanctions on #Russia to Help #Oil Flow Amid Iran #War
The #US on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world as the Trump admin scrambles to contain #energy #prices that have been soaring because of the war in Iran.
#TrumpsWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #Ukraine #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/trump-russia-oil-sanctions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
My piece on the #sanctions imposed on #ICC judges, prosecutors & other jurists by the #US Trump administration:
Attacks Against the International Criminal Court: Who Cares About Victims of Atrocity Crimes? “The assault against the #ICC is part of the #Trump administration’s comprehensive siege against the #RuleOfLaw & international institutions.” | Catherine Morris, Slaw https://www.slaw.ca/2026/01/28/attacks-against-the-international-criminal-court-who-cares-about-victims-of-atrocity-crimes/
#law #Afghanistan #WarCrimes #Palestine #HumanRights #InternationalCriminalCourt
My piece on the #US #sanctions against #ICC judges, prosecutors & other jurists:
Attacks Against the International Criminal Court: Who Cares About Victims of Atrocity Crimes? “Diplomacy to protect the ICC must go beyond…oblique statements of general support. To prevent further erosion of the international #ruleoflaw, small & middle powers…need to join forces to uphold international #humanrights #law & institutions...” | full article at https://www.slaw.ca/2026/01/28/attacks-against-the-international-criminal-court-who-cares-about-victims-of-atrocity-crimes/ 1/2
#Senate passes #Russia #sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham [who for whatever else he was, believed in the importance of defending #Ukraine.]
The package would place mandatory sanctions on top figures in the Russian government, including #Putin, as well as Russian #oligarchs, state-owned enterprises & foreign companies supporting Russia’s defense industrial base.
#law #StandWithUkraine
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/politics/senate-russia-sanctions-bill
#Trump imposes #sanctions on four #ICC #judges in unprecedented [outrageous] move
Trump's admin on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the #InternationalCriminalCourt, an unprecedented retaliation over the war tribunal's issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu & a past decision to open a case into alleged #WarCrimes by #US troops in #Afghanistan.
#law #criminal #felon47
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-imposes-sanctions-icc-judges-us-treasury-says-2025-06-05/
The #Trump admin is imposing #sanctions on the #UN #HumanRights Council special rapporteur #FrancescaAlbanese, an outspoken critic of #Israel's military offensive in #Gaza.
Secy of #State #MarcoRubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (#ICC), some of whose #judges have already been sanctioned by the #US.
#law #judiciary #WarCrimes #complicit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70rllxr0kyo
Exclusive: #Putin, unfazed by #Trump, will fight on & could take more of #Ukraine
Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for *peace*, unfazed by Trump's threats of tougher #sanctions, & his territorial demands may widen as #Russia advances, 3 sources close to the Kremlin said.
#TrumpIsWeak #PutinsPuppet #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/putin-unfazed-by-trump-will-fight-could-take-more-ukraine-2025-07-15/
I remember this game, it’s called “stop hitting yourself”
#Trump admin lifts #sanctions on millions of barrels of #Iran #oil
As oil prices soar, the #Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels — giving Iran’s war effort against the #US a boost.
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #energy #economy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/20/iran-oil-sanctions-trump/
The #Trump admin is placing economic #sanctions on a major #China based #oil refinery & roughly 40 shipping companies & tankers involved in transporting #Iran oil.
The move, announced Friday makes good on Trump’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on companies & countries that do business with Iran. It’s also part of his #Republican admin’s overall ramped-up campaign to cut off Iran’s key source of revenue — its oil exports.
#MafiaState #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-bessent-sanctions-china-iran-oil-12a02b5ba394cbcab355d645bfe9cdf7
New, by me:
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation campaigns inside the European Union. The two men were the focus of a 2025 KrebsOnSecurity story about how their hosting companies had assumed control over the technical infrastructure of Stark Industries Solutions, an Internet service provider sanctioned last year by the EU as a frequent staging ground for cyber mischief from Russia’s intelligence agencies.
Previous reporting on Stark Industries:
May 2024: Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/stark-industries-solutions-an-iron-hammer-in-the-cloud/
July 2024: The Stark Truth Behind the Resurgence of Russia's Fin7: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/the-stark-truth-behind-the-resurgence-of-russias-fin7/
September 2025: Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/bulletproof-host-stark-industries-evades-eu-sanctions/
#US revokes license that authorized sale of Iranian #oil
The US #Treasury Dept issued the 60-day license last month, waiving #sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the fighting between the 2 countries. Treasury officials did not immediately respond to an AP inquiry on why the license was revoked.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-4732228810c9839a1258309ad43b8289
The #Trump admin imposed #sanctions last year against Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the #InternationalCriminalCourt. Now, she & 2 other judges are suing Trump & his admin, claiming the penalties exceeded his authority.
The case, filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, is the latest effort to challenge what many experts have described as the Trump admin’s efforts to undermine #InternationalLaw.
#law #ICC #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/europe/trump-sanctions-judges-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://xcancel.com/mylordbebo/status/2065783838513467395
🇷🇺Russian companies put #fake car logos on Audis and import them without #sanctions. Thats how some cars come to #Russia via other countries. 🔗 Join us |
4 #US senators said Friday they had reached agreement with the #Trump admin to move forward with updated #legislation on #Russia #sanctions.
"We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions legislation forward. We are very pleased with this significant progress & expect to roll out the legislation very soon," Sens Richard Blumenthal, Lindsey Graham, Jeanne Shaheen & Roger Wicker said.
This morning the US leveled sanctions up on the operators of noblogs.org
The Trump administration makes the baseless claim that noblogs' team supports "violent terrorist" or are themselves terrorist.
Meanwhile the US officials also describe the team as notably "anti-militarist" all in the same breath.
The US says providing blogs to leftist is terrorism now.
Read the Treasury's press release below.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/
#noblogs #uspol #Trump #USTreasury #antifa #sanctions #EO13224
