asset freezes

The State Duma is expected to vote on an updated bill that would restrict exiled critics from accessing banking and property services. A milder version of the bill, including asset freezes and denial of consular services, was previously passed in its first reading last December.

France is coordinating with several countries on sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the occupied West Bank, including asset freezes and travel bans. The effort involves Britain and Norway and follows Israel's expansion of illegal settlements and increased settler violence against Palestinians.

France is collaborating with several countries to implement coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank. The proposed measures include asset freezes and travel bans but remain unfinalized, with countries potentially using different lists of individuals.