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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2753(RSP))

On Case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran

B-10-2025-0280

on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Jonas Sjöstedt

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A resolution on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali, a Swedish-Iranian academic sentenced to death in Iran, condemns executions and torture, and calls for his release and fair treatment. It also condemns the detention of dual nationals as hostages, urges Iran to allow UN access, and calls on member states to facilitate visas for those fleeing Iran. The resolution further condemns Israel's violent actions against Iran on 13 June as a violation of international law.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the increase of executions in Iran and urges a moratorium on the death penalty as a step towards abolition.
  2. Calls on Iranian authorities to revoke Jalali's death sentence, review his case, release him on humanitarian grounds, investigate torture allegations, and provide medical assistance.
  3. Demands that Iran respect defendants' rights to a lawyer, fair trial, family access, consular visits, and medical care.
  4. Condemns torture and urges Iran to end it, stressing that evidence obtained under torture must never be admitted in court.
  5. Condemns the practice of detaining dual nationals and using them as hostages for foreign policy aims.
  6. Reiterates calls for Iran to grant the UN Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding Mission full access to the country.
  7. Calls on member states to facilitate visas, asylum, and emergency grants for those fleeing Iran.
  8. Stresses that further isolating Iran could strengthen hardliners, degrade women's rights, and contribute to nuclear proliferation.
  9. Strongly condemns Israel's violent actions against Iran on 13 June as a violation of the UN Charter and international law.

Who is affected

  • Ahmadreza Jalali and other death row inmates in Iran, who would benefit from case reviews and release.
  • Dual nationals detained in Iran, who are used as hostages.
  • People fleeing Iran, who may receive visas and asylum from member states.

Figures and deadlines

  • 901 persons executed in Iran in 2024 and at least 578 so far in 2025.