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

B100262/2026

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

(2026/2733(RSP))

– having regard to its previous resolutions on the Islamic Republic of Iran,

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

A. whereas the Iranian people facedface the largest mass murderkilling of protesters in the country’s history following the 2025-2026 uprising, numbering in the tens of thousands, including at least 236 minors, as wellwith asexecutions, mass detentions, executions, torturearrests and daily terror; whereas Iran has the world’s highest death sentence rate per capita; whereas the regime is using the ongoing war as a cover to accelerate executions even further;

B. whereas the UN International IndependentFact Fact-FindingFinding Mission onin Iran (FFM) warned that the repression may amount to crimes against humanity;

C. whereas in March 2026,March, authorities began executing the January protesters following sham prosecutionsprosecutions, based on confessions obtained throughunder torture, sexual violence, broadcasted forced confessions and mock executions;

D. whereas the regime disproportionately targets religious and ethnic minorities, including Ahwazis, Afghans, Azeris, Baha’is, Baluchis, Christians, Jews, Kurds, Sunnis and Zoroastrians; whereas the regime has intensified its campaign against women’s rights activists, journalists and human rights defenders;

whereas the outbreak of the Israeli-US Iran war in February 2026 provided the regime with a cover to accelerate executions without international scrutiny;

1. Expresses its solidarity with the Iranian people and their struggle for freedom, democracy and human rights;

whereas the regime disproportionately targets ethnic and religious minorities, including Kurds, Baluchis, Ahwazi, Christians, Afghans, Azeris, and Baha'is; whereas the regime intensified campaign against women’s rights activists, journalists, and human rights defenders;

2. Condemns the regime’s accelerating repression and use of the death penalty to deter political mobilisation; demands that executions be stopped immediately and the death penalty be fully abolished;

Expresses its solidarity with the Iranian people and their struggle for freedom, democracy, and human rights;

3. Deplores the secret execution of dissidents in March and April 2026, particularly minors; pays tribute to the remarkable bravery of those executed;

Strongly condemns the accelerating use of the death penalty to deter political mobilisation through a climate of fear and demands its full abolition;

4. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in detention and accountability for violence committed there;

Deplores the secret execution of dissidents in March and April; pays tribute to the remarkable bravery and steadfastness of those executed;

5. Calls on the Council to expand sanctions against Iranian officials responsible for repression, including the judiciary, prison administration, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and entities associated with the Supreme Leader;

Demands immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners;

6. Calls foron the Council to significantly expand targeted sanctions onagainst assetsIranian officials responsible for the repression, including members of the IRGCjudiciary, andprison loyaladministration, familythe membersIRGC and forentities themacting entryon intobehalf of the EUOffice toof bethe denied;Supreme Leader;

7. Urges Member States to close Iranian diplomatic missions associated with transnational repression;

Calls on the Council to introduce sanctions on assets held within the EU by family members of IRGC officials and for their expulsion from the EU;

8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to close gaps in sanctions enforcement;

Urges Member States to close Iranian diplomatic missions associated with transnational repression;

9. Calls on Member States to ensure the FFM receives adequate resources and to share information with it and establish a tribunal for Iran to pursue accountability and universal jurisdiction in European courts;

Calls on the Commission and Member States to close sanctions enforcement gaps;

10. Condemns the internet blackout imposed in Iran and calls for the EU and like-minded partners to provide Iranians with tools for secure internet access;

Calls on Member States to ensure the UN Fact Finding Mission in Iran receives adequate resources and to share information with it; stresses that evidence must be preserved to enable accountability proceedings;

11. Calls on Member States to duly consider the vulnerability of persecuted Iranians when processing cases under national legal frameworks;

Calls on the EU and Member States to lead efforts at the UN to establish a tribunal for Iran, to pursue international accountability and universal jurisdiction in European courts;

12. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and Member States to make human rights, the release of all political prisoners, an end to executions, and accountability for the victims core elements of any engagement to end the ongoing war;

Demands restoration of internet access in Iran and calls for EU support to provide circumvention tools and secure communications to Iranian civil society;

13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Calls on Member States to give due consideration to the vulnerability of persecuted minorities from Iran when processing individual cases under national legal frameworks;

Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and Member States to stress in communications with the parties to the US/Israel-Iran war that permanent settlement must include human rights conditions, the release of all political prisoners and an end to executions;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.