On Human Rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Ms. Taraneh Rahimi and Ms. Leila Abolhasani
B-10-2026-0463
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Ingeborg Ter Laak, Reinhold Lopatka, Loucas Fourlas, Isabel WiselerLima, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Sebastião Bugalho, Tomas Tobé, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Lukas Mandl, Rasa Juknevičienė, Krzysztof Brejza, Andrey Kovatchev, Jan Farský, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Liudas Mažylis, Danuše Nerudová, Ana Miguel Pedro, Łukasz Kohut, Tomáš Zdechovský, Vangelis Meimarakis, Inese Vaidere, Loránt Vincze
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Parliament's resolution condemns the death sentences against Leila Abolhasani and Taraneh Rahimi in Iran and the wider crackdown on protesters.¶¶¶ It urges Iran to revoke the sentences, release the two women and all arbitrarily detained people, halt violence and suspend executions.¶¶¶ It asks the Council to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible and the EU and member states to monitor detainees and seek trial-observation access.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament strongly condemns the death sentences against Leila Abolhasani and Taraneh Rahimi and urges Iran to revoke them and release both women immediately and unconditionally.¶
- It stresses that reports indicate both women have been subjected to torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
- It recalls that Taraneh Rahimi's sister Romina has also been detained and sentenced to 25 years in prison, and deplores that both women are denied the right to see their families.¶
- It notes the UN Special Rapporteur's concerns about the rising number of women sentenced to death on security-related charges, naming Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, Varisheh Moradi, Arghavan Fallahi and Bita Hemmati.¶
- It calls on the Iranian regime to halt all violence against civilians, suspend all executions and end its repression of civilians, and demands the release of all individuals in arbitrary detention.¶
- It condemns the regime's persecution of religious and ethnic minorities such as Christians and Baha'is and its intensified campaign against women's rights activists, journalists and human rights defenders.¶
- It calls on Iran to introduce an immediate moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.¶
- It urges the Council to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for these sentences and for the repression of protesters.¶
- It calls on the EU and its member states to closely monitor the situation of those detained for exercising their fundamental rights and to seek trial-observation access.¶
Who is affected
- Leila Abolhasani and Taraneh Rahimi, sentenced to death in Iran; Parliament demands their release.¶¶¶
- Iranian authorities, urged to revoke the sentences, halt violence, suspend executions and release detainees.¶¶
- The Council, urged to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for the sentences and repression.¶
- The EU and its member states, asked to monitor detainees and seek trial-observation access.¶
Figures and deadlines
- at least 236 minors killed during the 2025-2026 uprising¶
- Leila Abolhasani arrested on the night of 8 January 2026¶
- Taraneh Rahimi arrested roughly a month after the protests of 8 and 9 January 2026¶
- at least 31 people executed in 2026 for offences connected with the January 2026 protests¶
- Romina Rahimi condemned to 25 years in prison¶