Annalena Baerbock says Germany will ensure the European Union freezes assets and imposes entry bans.
Protests against the authorities over the death of Mahsa Amini are continuing in Tehran and elsewhereGermany's foreign minister has called for action against those responsible for the violent crackdown on protests in Iran.She described those "who beat up women and girls on the street" as standing on "the wrong side of history".
Speaking to a German newspaper, Baerbock also criticised those who "condemn to death people who want nothing other than to live free".The proposed sanctions come after the death ofThe 22-year-old died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police on 16 September.Dozens of Iranians have lost their lives after taking to the streets to protest Ms Amini's death.
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