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Iran responds to sanctions with record oil exports

Published on: February 14, 2022
00:30

Tehran, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) The spokesman for the Iranian Government, Ali Bahadori Jahromi, noted the country's record oil exports as a sign of breaking Western sanctions.

UK readies toughest sanctions regime against Russia

Published on: January 31, 2022
18:08

London, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The British government will introduce new legislation this week to broaden the scope of sanctions it can apply to Russia in an effort to deter aggression towards Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said.

Ethiopia describes US sanctions as obsolete

Published on: January 24, 2022
07:40

Addis Ababa, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia describes the United States' sanctions to pressure the government to end the war against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as obsolete, according to an official statement released on Monday.

Iran demands the abolition of U.S. sanctions

Published on: January 7, 2022
09:40

Tehran, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Iran reiterated today that its main demand in the nuclear dialogue in Vienna, Austria, is the total abolition of oppressive U.S. measures.

Cuban FM strongly rejects new US coercive measures

Published on: January 6, 2022
19:32

Havana, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday strongly rejected the new unilateral coercive US measures on Cuba, reaffirming his country´s determination to defend its sovereignty.

Senate passes bill targeting China over Uyghur forced labor

Published on: December 16, 2021
16:49

Washington, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters said was opposition from corporations.

Unilateral sanctions harmful to women and children, UN says

Published on: December 8, 2021
20:42

United Nations, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert alerted on Wednesday.

China denounces impact of U.S. sanctions on Cuba and other countries

Published on: December 6, 2021
11:28

Beijing, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) China denounced today that the imposition of arbitrary sanctions by the United States against Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, Belarus and other countries has damaged economic development and even led to social unrest in some of them.

China rejects new US sanctions against Cuban officials

Published on: December 2, 2021
13:01

Beijing, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) China on Thursday expressed its rejection of the recent sanctions approved by the United States against Cuban officials, and considered them further evidence of Washington's hegemonic attitude and a violation of the basic norms governing international ties.

Russia rejects US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Published on: November 25, 2021
19:25

Moscow, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Ministry´s spokeswoman María Zakharova on Thursday strongly rejected the new US measures in connection with the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, infrastructure that should improve Europe's energy security.

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