Resources on the harmful and often deadly impact of sanctions

Venezuela

• Sanctions on Venezuela worsen access to basic necessities and are responsible for thousands of deaths

• Former US Ambassador admits sanctions target ‘everyone’ in Venezuela and aim to ‘accelerate the collapse’ of its economy

Iran

• US sanctions on Iran are causing a humanitarian crisis

• Instagram, one of the only social media outlets not blocked in Iran, censors Iranians for criticizing the US assassination of Soleimani as a result of sanctions

DPRK/North Korea

• North Korea sanctions contribute to deaths of innocent civilians, report says

• Sanctions on North Korea hurt women

Cuba

• The effect of the Cuba embargo - A goal to “decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and the overthrow of the [Castro] government.”

• The embargo has cost Cuba $753.69 billion (source in Spanish)