On repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
B-10-2026-0263
on behalf of the S&D Group · Rapporteur: Francisco Assis, Yannis Maniatis, Lucia Annunziata, Giorgio Gori, Daniel Attard, Evin Incir, Alessandra Moretti, Nikos Papandreou, Chloé Ridel, Thijs Reuten
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This resolution condemns Iran's mass killing of protesters in January 2026 and the subsequent execution of political prisoners, demanding an immediate halt to all executions and a moratorium.¶¶ It calls for accountability for sexual violence in detention, targeted sanctions on responsible officials, and an end to the internet blackout.¶¶¶ It urges member states to open asylum pathways and refrain from forced returns, and condemns attacks on Kurdish refugee camps.¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the mass killing of protesters in January 2026 and the execution of political prisoners, and the systematic use of capital punishment as political terror.¶
- Demands an immediate halt to all executions of protesters, dissidents, and politically convicted individuals, and calls for a moratorium on all executions.¶
- Deplores the execution of minors as a violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and calls for the release of minors detained for protest participation.¶
- Demands accountability for sexual violence in detention and calls for independent international investigations with unrestricted access to detention sites and mortuaries.¶
- Calls for targeted accountability for judges, prosecutors, and intelligence officials responsible for sentencing and executing protesters since March 2026.¶
- Urges the Council and HRVP to expand EU sanctions to target all officials responsible for the January 2026 massacres and the execution wave.¶
- Condemns the internet blackout since January 2026 and calls on the Commission and member states to fund tools for free internet access.¶
- Calls on member states to open asylum pathways for persecuted Iranians and to refrain from forced returns where execution or torture is a risk.¶
- Expresses solidarity with women, young people, workers, students, and communities resisting repression, and honours the memory of the killed.¶
- Strongly condemns IRGC drone and missile attacks on civilian camps of Iranian Kurdish political refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region.¶
Who is affected
- Iranian authorities: must halt executions, release minors, allow investigations, and end internet blackout.¶¶¶
- EU institutions and member states: expand sanctions, fund internet tools, open asylum pathways, and refrain from forced returns.¶¶¶
- Iranian protesters, dissidents, political prisoners, and religious minorities: face repression and execution; resolution demands their protection.¶¶¶
- Iranian Kurdish refugees in Iraq: affected by IRGC attacks; resolution condemns these attacks.¶