On Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran

B100259/2026

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

(2026/2733(RSP))

The European Parliament,

having regard to its previous resolution on Iran,

having regard to Rules 150(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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.