Politics
US sanctions three international far-left networks over alleged extremist ties
The Treasury Department froze US assets and blocked transactions for Autistici Inventati, Palestine Action, and Masar Badil.
The short version
- The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Autistici Inventati, Palestine Action, and Masar Badil, freezing U.S. assets and blocking financial transactions.
- Federal authorities allege the international groups provided digital infrastructure or acted as fronts for designated foreign terrorist organizations and violent agitators.
- Representatives from the targeted organizations denied wrongdoing, characterizing the federal sanctions as an attempt to suppress activism.
Key facts
- The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Italy-based Autistici Inventati, U.K.-based Palestine Action, and Spain-based Masar Badil.[Fox News]
- The sanctions block the groups' access to property interests within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit American citizens from conducting financial transactions with them.[Fox News]
- The Treasury Department also targeted two officials affiliated with Masar Badil as part of the action.[Fox News]
- U.S. officials alleged Masar Badil operates as a front for the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, which was sanctioned in 2024 over ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- Representatives from Palestine Action, Masar Badil, and Samidoun rejected the administration's allegations of terrorism, claiming the measures are designed to criminalize political advocacy.[Fox News]