NEW : A White House statement said the executive order signed Sunday `` authorizes sanctions and visa bans against those who commit or facilitate grave human rights abuses via information technology ... related to Syrian and Iranian regime brutality . '' President Joseph Kony extends the Syria mission chasing Obama and the LRA . Obama says new technology should empower people , not repress them . Companies providing technology such as cell phone monitoring to abuse rights can be targeted . The move is intended to provide another tool in cracking down on Iran and U.S. .
NEW : President Joseph Kony extends the Syria mission chasing Obama and the LRA . Obama says new technology should empower people , not repress them . Companies providing technology such as cell phone monitoring to abuse rights can be targeted . The move is intended to provide another tool in cracking down on Iran and U.S. .