Uznesenia Európskeho parlamentu

Iran: in particular the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

Referring to numerous incidents since November 2022, where thousands of girls and women across Iran have been attacked with toxic chemicals to prevent them from attending education, MEPs condemn in the strongest terms this atrocious attempt to silence women and girls.

Urging authorities to ensure girls have non-discriminatory access to education, MEPs call on the Iranian regime to repeal any legislation that discriminates against girls and women.

They urge the UN Human Rights Council to task the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission with an independent investigation into the schoolgirl poisonings and for those responsible to be held accountable.

The resolution was adopted on 16 March 2023 by 516 votes in favour, 5 against and 14 abstentions.
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EU response to the protests and executions in Iran, 19 January 2023

All those responsible for human rights violations should face EU sanctions and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should be on the EU terrorist list, MEPs urge. The Iranian regime's blatant disregard for human dignity and the democratic aspirations of its own citizens as well as its support to Russia "necessitate further adjustments in the EU's position towards Iran", says a resolution adopted on Thursday 19 January 2023.

MEPs urge the EU to expand its sanctions list to cover all individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations and their family members, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Ebrahim Raisi, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri and all foundations ('bonyads') linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG).

They also call on the Council and the member states to add the IRGC and its subsidiary forces, including the paramilitary Basij militia and the Quds Force, to the EU terrorist list.

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The death of Mahsa Jina Amini and the repression of women’s rights protesters in Iran, 6 October 2022

The European Parliament adopted resolution on the death of Mahsa Jina Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR, The Left groups and Members.

As a reminder, on the 13 September 2022, 22-year old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Jina Amini was arrested in Tehran by Iran's 'morality' police for an alleged failure to observe the mandatory veiling law. The Iranian authorities have maintained that her death was from natural causes and a proper investigation has not being conducted. Following her death, nation-wide protests broke out in over 120 cities in almost all of Iran's 31 provinces, involving hundreds of thousands of Iranian citizens representing all segments of society.

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The death penalty in Iran, 17 February 2022

The European Parliament adopted by 617 votes to 8, with 59 abstentions, a resolution on the death penalty in Iran.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.

According to the resolution, Iran has the world's highest number of executions per capita. Between 1 January and 1 December 2021 at least 275 people were executed in Iran, including at least two child offenders and 10 women. The Iranian authorities have also issued death sentences for protest-related charges and carried out executions against those who faced charges in connection to widespread protests.

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The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran, 8 July 2021

The European Parliament adopted by 666 votes to 5, with 16 abstentions, a resolution on the case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR and the Left groups.

Swedish-Iranian national Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, who specialises in emergency medicine and is a scholar at Belgium's Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Italy's Università del Piemonte Orientale, was arrested on 24 April 2016 by the Iranian security forces. He was sentenced to death on spurious espionage charges in October 2017 following a grossly unfair trial based on a confession extracted under torture.

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Iran: in particular the case of 2012 Sakharov Prize Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh, 17 December 2020

The European Parliament adopted by 614 votes to 12, with 63 abstentions, a resolution on Iran, in particular the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the 2012 Sakharov prize.

The text adopted in plenary had been tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Parliament strongly condemned the arbitrary detention, sentencing and recent return to prison of human rights defender, lawyer and 2012 Sakharov Prize winner Nasrin Sotoudeh, a decision that could have life-threatening consequences. It called on the Iranian authorities for her immediate and unconditional release and to allow her to receive the health care she requires.

Members also condemned the executions of Rouhollah Zam, a French-based journalist and editor of Telegram Amad News on 12 December 2020 and wrestler Navid Afkari on 12 September 2020, and urged Iran to prevent the imminent execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Jalali.

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Resolution on the violent crackdown on the recent protests in Iran, 19 December 2019

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the violent crackdown on the recent protests in Iran.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Tens of thousands of people from all over Iran and representing all segments of society have exercised their fundamental right to freedom of assembly and expressed their economic grievances over the increase in fuel prices of at least 50 % in the largest scale unrest in 40 years.

Despite repeated international calls for restraint, the Iranian security forces used disproportionate means and force against protesters. According to civil society reports, Iranian security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters who did not pose any imminent risk, and allegedly shot to kill. [...]

Iran: notably situation of women’s rights defenders and imprisoned EU dual nationals, 19 September 2019

The European Parliament adopted by 608 votes to 7, with 46 abstentions, a resolution on Iran, notably the situation of women's rights defenders and imprisoned EU dual nationals.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

In recent months Iranian revolutionary courts have substantially increased the clampdown on peaceful acts of resistance by women's rights defenders protesting against the compulsory wearing of the hijab, including the length of prison sentences. According to the UN, at least 32 people have been arrested and at least 10 imprisoned since 2018 for protesting against the mandatory wearing of the hijab. [..]

Iran: notably the case of human rights defenders, 14 March 2019

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Iran, notably the case of human rights defenders.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL, and EFDD groups.

Parliament called on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders, prisoners of conscience and journalists detained and sentenced merely for exercising their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. It noted at the same time that the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and other forces have unleashed a severe clampdown on civil society in the past months. Members also reiterated their call on the Government of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Sakharov Prize Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was recently sentenced to at least seven years' imprisonment. [...]

Iran: notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, 13 December 2018

The European Parliament adopted by 522, votes to 6 with 38 abstentions a resolution on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh.

The resolution was tabled by the Greens/EFA, ECR, GUE/NGL, S&D, ALDE and EPP groups.

Parliament called on the Government of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer and Sakharov laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been charged by a Revolutionary Court with 'espionage in hiding', and was arrested on 13 June 2018 after she represented a woman facing imprisonment for peacefully protesting against Iran's compulsory hijab law by removing it in public. [...]