The US State Department announced new sanctions on Friday against 22 individuals connected to the military regime in Myanmar, as well as against four entities that provide monetary or material support to the regime.

The announcement noted that the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added seven members of the regime to its list of sanctioned persons, including three members of the State Administrative Council (SAC), the body created by the military after its February 2 coup, and four cabinet ministers. In addition, OFAC designated fifteen spouses or adult children of SAC members. As a result, all property and interests of those persons which are in the United States or controlled by US persons are blocked. Andrea Gacki, Director of OFAC, vowed that the US “will continue to impose increasing costs on Burma’s military” in response to its violent actions against its people.

The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added four companies to its Entities List. Included in the new sanctions are King Royal Technologies Co., Ltd., a telecommunications company that provides satellite communications services to the military, plus Wanbao Mining and two of its subsidiaries, copper mining companies that have revenue-sharing agreements with Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo said that “The US government will continue to promote accountability for the perpetrators of the coup and stand with the people of Burma and their democratic institutions.”

In his press release regarding the new round of sanctions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “The United States is committed to promoting accountability for the Burmese military, the SAC, and all those who have provided support for the military coup.” He further urged the military to restore Myanmar’s democracy and allow the people “to determine the future of their country.”