The 'United Against a Nuclear Iran' Organization Calls for U.S. Sanctions on Bosch

The 'United Against a Nuclear Iran' organization issued a statement on Thursday calling for sanctions against 'Bosch Germany' for allegedly selling cameras with 'facial recognition capabilities' and for 'oppressing women in Iran.' According to the statement, investigations by the German 'ARD' network indicate that the Islamic Republic uses Bosch smart cameras for facial recognition and enforcing 'mandatory hijab laws.' The organization also noted that despite 'Germany's rhetoric,' it remains the largest European trading partner of the Islamic Republic. Furthermore, the organization pointed to Bosch's involvement in the Islamic Republic's surveillance camera network as indicative of a disconnect between 'human rights commitments' and 'trade relations' in Germany, emphasizing that holding Bosch accountable—similar to how Joe Biden previously blacklisted the company Tiandy—is essential for addressing this hypocrisy and supporting human rights. The organization urged the U.S. government to take a stand against companies that enable 'violence and repression.' Meanwhile, Bosch confirmed the sale of eight thousand cameras to the Islamic Republic between 2016 and 2018 but denied selling facial recognition technology cameras to the Iranian government. Dennis Krismann, a spokesperson for the German technology and engineering company Bosch, told the Persian section of Voice of America that his company has not sold any security cameras to Iran since 2019 and that the cameras sold in previous years do not have the capability to be upgraded with facial recognition software. This admission from Bosch came after protesters hacked Tehran's surveillance camera network and accessed images recorded by Bosch cameras. As the enforcement of mandatory hijab laws intensifies in the Islamic Republic, leading to women's deprivation of free access to public spaces, this action by a European company has sparked significant reactions. Recently, the United States blacklisted the Chinese company Tiandy for aiding human rights violations and facial recognition of anti-regime protesters. Special program: Tools and methods of the Islamic Republic's cyber warfare against the Iranian people. Bosch to Voice of America: We have not sold 'facial recognition' cameras to Iran. The U.S. is reviewing sanctions against Chinese companies selling surveillance equipment to Iran. The use of Chinese facial recognition technology to identify unveiled individuals in Iran. The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese company selling 'video surveillance systems' to Iran.