{"id":944,"date":"2020-09-16T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T05:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/allied-with-the-ayatollah\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:11:02","slug":"allied-with-the-ayatollah-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/allied-with-the-ayatollah-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Allied with the Ayatollah"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>A Danwatch Investigation<\/h6>\n<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has chosen to do business in Iran in spite of sanctions and human rights concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>Novo has conquered a significant share of the insulin market and opened a factory producing insulin pens.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>In the process of entering the Iranian market Novo has allied itself with persons and organisations accused of involvement in serious human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>Novo has bought land from an organisation founded on the seizure of land from political prisoners, religious minorities and exiled Iranians. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>Novo has donated money to a research institute run by the powerful Larijani family, accused of gross human rights violations. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>Novo says that all company activities in Iran are in compliance with company guidelines as well as local and international law and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><\/p>\n<p>Experts highlight the dilemma, questioning whether it is possible to do business in Iran without collaborating with controversial persons and organisations.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- meta --><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe&#8217;s attempt to circumvent US sanctions has been a  complete failure, according to experts and business organizations. 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