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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2733(RSP))

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

B-10-2026-0262

on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Helmut Brandstätter, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar

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This resolution condemns repression and executions in Iran, demands the release of political prisoners and abolition of the death penalty, and calls for sanctions, closure of diplomatic missions, support for internet freedom, and international accountability.

Key points

  1. Expresses solidarity with the Iranian people and their struggle for freedom, democracy, and human rights.
  2. Strongly condemns the accelerating use of the death penalty to deter political mobilisation and demands its full abolition.
  3. Deplores the secret execution of dissidents in March and April and pays tribute to those executed.
  4. Demands immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.
  5. Calls on the Council to expand targeted sanctions against Iranian officials, including judiciary, prison administration, IRGC, and entities acting for the Supreme Leader's Office.
  6. Calls for sanctions on assets held in the EU by family members of IRGC officials and their expulsion from the EU.
  7. Urges Member States to close Iranian diplomatic missions associated with transnational repression.
  8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to close sanctions enforcement gaps.
  9. Calls on Member States to ensure the UN Fact Finding Mission in Iran receives resources and to share information; stresses evidence preservation for accountability.
  10. Calls on the EU and Member States to lead efforts at the UN to establish a tribunal for Iran and pursue universal jurisdiction in European courts.
  11. Demands restoration of internet access in Iran and calls for EU support to provide circumvention tools and secure communications to civil society.
  12. Calls on Member States to consider the vulnerability of persecuted minorities from Iran in asylum cases and to stress human rights conditions in communications about the war.

Who is affected

  • Iranian protesters, dissidents, political prisoners, and religious minorities, who face repression and executions.
  • Iranian officials responsible for repression, including judiciary, prison administration, IRGC, and entities acting for the Supreme Leader's Office, targeted by sanctions.
  • Family members of IRGC officials holding assets in the EU, subject to asset freezes and expulsion.
  • Iranian diplomatic missions in the EU associated with transnational repression, which may be closed.