Two Iranian military leaders have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for their roles in “serious human rights abuses” during and since the crackdown on Iran’s so-called Green Revolution in 2009.

“The Iranian people have suffered tremendously at the hands of senior officials, who instead of protecting their basic rights have ordered and orchestrated widespread, serious human rights abuses aimed at silencing criticism and punishing dissent,” Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Adam J. Szubin said in a Treasury statement.  “In support of the Iranian people’s quest for justice and accountability, we are taking further action today to expose the involvement of senior Iranian government officials in serious human rights abuses.”