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Motion for a European 合法博彩网站 resolution on the latest attacks against women, women's rights defenders in Iran, and its arbitrary detention of EU nationals

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-听having regard to its previous resolutions on Iran,

-听having regard to Rules 144 of its Rules of Procedure;

A.听whereas Armita Geravand died after being assaulted by Iran鈥檚 morality policy for not wearing a headscarf on 1 October 2023; whereas since attending her funeral, human rights lawyer and Sakharov Prize winner Nasrin Sotoudeh was arbitrarily arrested and released on November 15, 2023;

B.听whereas Narges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize 鈥渇or her struggle against the oppression of women and her fight to promote human rights鈥�; whereas she has been detained since November 2021 alongside other women rights defenders; whereas legal sanctions against women for violating rules on wearing a headscarf increased with stricter legislation since September 2023, using facial recognition technology;

C.听whereas Swedish national Johan Floderus visited Iran as a tourist and has been detained in Evin prison since April 17, 2022 under bogus espionage charges; whereas in May 2022 Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab was executed; whereas Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmedreza Djalali has been arbitrarily detained since April 2016 and sentenced to death since;

D.听Whereas around twenty EU nationals remain arbitrarily detained in Iran; whereas some have been released in 2023, in return for financial and judicial agreements benefitting Iranian authorities;

1.听condemns in the strongest terms the brutal murders of women by Iranian authorities, including Armita Geravand, since the historical protests for women rights that have inspired the world in September 2022; recalls its unwavering support for their aspirations to full equality;

2.听deplores the detention of all women rights defenders including Narges Mohammadi, Sepideh Gholian, Golrokh Iraee, Nasrin Javadi and Bahareh Hedayat and calls for their immediate and unconditional release; urges authorities in the meantime to provide them with full legal and medical protection;

3.听condemns the continued judicial harassment of Sakharov Prize winner Nasrin Sotoudeh and calls for all charges to be dropped;

4.听urges Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily held EU nationals, including Johan Floderus, and in the meantime to grant them full legal and medical rights; denounces the cynical use of innocent EU nationals in Iran鈥檚 hostage diplomacy; calls on the Council to expel Iranian ambassadors from all EU capitals;

5.听equally condemns the arbitrary detentions and executions of peaceful protesters in Iran, as well as the impunity in which hundreds of critical voices have been murdered and tortured; is appalled that 580 individuals have been executed between January and October 2023;

6.听urges the EU to launch an EU Strategy to Counter Hostage Diplomacy with a dedicated taskforce on Iran, to better assist detainees鈥� families and effectively prevent further hostages, including by increasing warnings against visits to Iran;

7.听Reiterates its call to expand the EU sanctions list to all those responsible for human rights violations, and calls on the Council to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation;

8.听instructs its President to forward this resolution to the EU High Representative, the Commission, the Government and 合法博彩网站 of Iran;

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