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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTIONon the execution spree in Iran and confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani
1.4.2025-()
pursuant to Rule 150 of the Rules of Procedure
Sebastião Bugalho, Loucas Fourlas, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Tomas Tobé, Luděk Niedermayer, Seán Kelly, Vangelis Meimarakis, Andrey Kovatchev, Wouter Beke, Danuše Nerudová, Loránt Vincze, Jessica Polfjärd, Łukasz Kohut, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Tomáš Zdechovský, Miriam Lexmann, Inese Vaidere
on behalf of the PPE Group
See also joint motion for a resolutionRC-B10-0220/2025
NB: This motion for a resolution is available in the original language only.
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Motion for a European Ϸվ resolution on the execution spree in Iran and confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani
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–having regard to Rule 150 (5) of its Rules of Procedure,
- whereas executions in Iran have spiked in 2024 with over 900 recorded cases; whereas the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran concluded that Iran has the highest rate of death sentences per capita in the world;
- whereas the Iranian population has witnessed a massive increase in violence and repressive actions by the regime following the 2019 and 2022 uprisings;
- whereas political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani were arrested in November 2022 and subjected to torture, ill-treatment, prolonged solitary confinement and denied their basic rights during their incarceration; whereas Iran has thereby violated, inter alia, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on Torture (CAT), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners;
- whereas on 15 September 2024, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani were sentenced to death on charges of “armed rebellion against the state”, “enmity against God”, “corruption on earth”;
- Strongly condemns the use of the death sentence in Iran, which is also used systematically as a tool to suffocate any form of dissent; reiterates its strong opposition to the death penalty; urges the Iranian government to introduce an immediate moratorium leading to its abolition;
- Condemns the decision by Iran’s Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence against Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who are detained under inhumane conditions and subjected to unfair trials;
- Calls on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani; calls for the release of all political prisoners currently on death row and demands an immediate halt to all executions;
- Condemns the systematic targeting of female human rights activists and minorities through the death penalty, in particular Kurds, Baha’is and Baluchis;
- Calls on the Iranian authorities to reverse their practice of unfair and arbitrary trials as well as extracting confessions under torture or ill treatment; reminds the authorities of their obligation to ensure fair and transparent proceedings in accordance with international law;
- Stresses the crucial importance of supporting the Iranian people’s democratic aspirations; strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s repression of any calls for freedom and justice;
- Reiterates its condemnation of the Iranian’s regime systemic suppression of human rights movements and persecution of ethnic and religious minorities, including Kurds, Baluchis, Christians, and Baha’is;
- Strongly condemns Iran’s use of hostage diplomacy;
- Reiterates its call on the Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation and to extend EU sanctions to all those responsible for human rights violations;
- Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Office of the President and the Office of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Viimane päevakajastamine: 1. aprill 2025