On escalating repression of the Baha'is in Iran
B-10-2025-0535
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Rihards Kols, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Alexandr Vondra, Bogdan Rzońca, Carlo Fidanza, Reinis Pozņaks, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Alberico Gambino, Michał Dworczyk, Kristoffer Storm, Geadis Geadi, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Assita Kanko, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Mariusz Kamiński, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Dick Erixon, Charlie Weimers, Beatrice Timgren, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Marion Maréchal,
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This resolution condemns Iran's repression of religious and ethnic minorities, especially Baha'is, and calls for their release, property return, and freedom of religion, plus EU sanctions on Iranian officials.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the Iranian regime's systemic suppression and persecution of minorities, including Baha'is, Christians, Kurds and Baluchis.¶
- Expresses solidarity with all Iranians persecuted for their beliefs, identities, or peaceful human rights activities.¶
- Calls on Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all individuals detained for religion or belief or human rights defense, including on blasphemy or apostasy charges.¶
- Calls on Iranian authorities to guarantee freedom of religion or belief for all citizens, in line with Article 18 of the ICCPR.¶
- Calls on authorities to return places of worship, properties, land and materials seized from Baha'is and other religious minorities.¶
- Calls on EU institutions to raise the situation of religious and ethnic minorities at every level of dialogue with Iranian counterparts.¶
- Reiterates call on the Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation and to extend EU sanctions to all responsible for human rights violations, including named leaders.¶
Who is affected
- Iranian authorities: must release detainees, guarantee religious freedom, return seized property, and face potential EU sanctions.¶¶¶
- EU institutions and Council: must raise minority issues in dialogue and consider designating IRGC as terrorist and sanctioning officials.¶¶
- Religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, including Baha'is, Christians, Kurds, Baluchis: targeted for persecution, but resolution supports them.¶¶