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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2312(RSP))

On systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran

B-10-2026-0110

on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Hanna Gedin

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The resolution condemns the Iranian regime's crackdown on protesters since late December 2025, including arbitrary detentions, torture, and executions. It demands release of detainees, access for observers, an international investigation, and EU support for digital access.

Key points

  1. Condemns the brutal crackdown on protesters since late December 2025, which appears to be the deadliest of the 21st century.
  2. Calls on Iranian authorities to cease lethal force against peaceful protesters and stands with the Iranian people's struggle for political self-determination.
  3. Demands release of all political detainees and those detained for peacefully exercising human rights, including the right to peaceful assembly.
  4. Condemns arbitrary detention, torture, inhumane prison conditions, and disproportionate sentences; demands disclosure of forcibly disappeared persons and access to lawyers and families.
  5. Calls for unhindered access for lawyers, international observers, and humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross to all detainees.
  6. Firmly condemns the rise in executions and urges a moratorium on the death penalty as a step towards abolition.
  7. Urges an independent international investigation, including cooperation with the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, to document violations and enable accountability.
  8. Calls on the EU and member states to increase technical and financial support for secure digital access.
  9. Reminds of the importance of free and fair electoral procedures in line with international standards and the will of the Iranian people.

Who is affected

  • Iranian authorities: must cease lethal force, release detainees, allow access, and cooperate with investigations.
  • Detained individuals in Iran: would be released and granted access to lawyers and families.
  • EU and member states: called to increase support for secure digital access.

Figures and deadlines

  • Narges Mohammadi sentenced to six years in a new trial; arrested on 12 December.