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B100259/2026

B100265/2026

European Parliament resolution on Repressionrepression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran

(2026/2733(RSP))

The European Parliament,

having regard to its previous resolutionresolutions on Iran,

having regard to RulesRule 150(5) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

whereas people in Iran are victims of unlawful US and Israeli attacks and deadly domestic repression;

whereas the Iranian regime continues unabashed in its relentless crackdown on protesters, political dissidents and religious minorities; whereas since the nationwide mass demonstrations in January 2026, the Iranian authorities have atrociously tightened their grip over Iranian society, suffocating any form of dissent and systematically terrorizing the population through mass detentions, extrajudicial killings, executions and torture;

whereas those foreign air strikes killed at least 2,362 civilians, including 383 children, and injured over 32,314 civilians;

whereas the regime systematically and disproportionally targets Iran`s minorities, in particular Christians, Baha’is, Kurds and Baluchis, subjecting them to ruthless persecution and repression;

whereas meanwhile the Iranian authorities have extraordinarily increased the use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression and coercion, in particular against protesters, executing at least 31 individuals since March 2026, following unfair trials involving torture and forced confessions;

whereas Peyvand and Borna Naimi from Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority are detained under inhumane conditions facing possible death sentences;

whereas, in 2025 alone, the Iranian authorities carried out at least 1,639 executions, the highest annual number documented since 1989;

whereas Iran has the highest death sentence rate per capita in the world;

Expresses its full solidarity with the people in Iran, victims of both Iranian authorities’ deadly repression and unlawful US and Israeli attacks;

Condemns the regime’s systematic repression against protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities and its use of arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings and the death penalty as instruments to asphyxiate civil society; reiterates its unwavering solidarity with the Iranian people and their quest for a democratic and free Iran;

Calls on Iranian authorities to cease repression and release all political detainees, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, and all those detained for peacefully exercising their rights;

Calls on the Iranian regime to unconditionally and immediately halt any use of violence against civilians, suspend all executions and put an end to its repression of civilians; demands the release of all individuals in arbitrary detention; reiterates its strong opposition to the death penalty and calls for its immediate abolition;

Stands with the Iranian people in their legitimate struggle for their right to decide their political future free from coercion and foreign interference;

Recalls the regime`s vicious killing of unarmed protesters, targeted shootings, arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detention, enforced disappearances, denial of medical care and the violent suppression of peaceful assemblies over recent months; is appalled by the horrifically high death toll following the demonstrations in January, with estimates reaching up to over 30.000 victims;

Firmly condemns the sharp rise in executions; reiterates its strong opposition to the death penalty ; urges to introduce a moratorium as a first step towards abolition;

Condemns the unprecedented rise in executions and the systematic targeting of Iran`s religious minorities; strongly denounces the escalating persecution of the Baha’i community through, amongst others, violence, defamation, home raids, desecration of burial sites, economic coercion, heightened surveillance and the denial of higher education; highlights how the Iranian regime continues to relegate the Baha`is to second-class citizens, denying them official recognition and legal protection;

Condemns unequivocally the use of arbitrary detention, torture, inhumane prison conditions and disproportionate sentences;

Highlights how the arrests of Peyvand and Borna Naimi from the Baha`i community exemplify once more the regime`s brutal repression against religious minorities; deplores how both individuals are being detained on unsubstantiated charges related to capital offences and have had to endure enormous pain and suffering, including solitary confinement, beatings, mock executions and electric shocks; calls for their immediate and unconditional release along with all those unjustly imprisoned solely for their ethnicity, religious or political beliefs;

Urges independent international monitoring, including cooperation with the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, to document violations and enable accountability;

Condemns the targeted oppression of women as part of a broader and systematic pattern of intimidation and harassment;

Calls for international observers and humanitarian organizations to be granted unhindered access to all those detained;

Urges the Council and the Member States to expand targeted sanctions against all those responsible for the violence and systematic abuses;

Calls on the EU and Member States to support secure, independent internet access in Iran, including through Eutelsat/OneWeb connectivity, to protect civil society;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the HR/VP, the Member States and the Office of the President of Iran.

Condemns all indiscriminate attacks affecting civilians in Iran, in clear violation of international law; deeply regrets the absence of a clear condemnation by VP/HR Kallas of Israeli and US strikes causing civilian casualties; calls on the EU to apply international law consistently and to support an independent investigation into all attacks against civilians;

Strongly condemns US and Israeli air strikes on Iranian territory, including the bombing of the school in Minab in which at least 165 children were killed; Recalls attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructures such as schools and hospitals, may constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and increases shortages of essential services;

Considers more broadly that general economic sanctions against Iran have been counterproductive, as they primarily affect the civilian population, exacerbate shortages, weaken civil society and bolster the people's dependency on the regime; calls for a focus on targeted sanctions against those responsible for repression;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the EU institutions, Member States, and the Irani authorities.