On the increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou
B-9-2024-0102
on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Cornelia Ernst
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Parliament's resolution condemns the execution of 23-year-old protester Mohammad Ghobadlou in Iran on 23 January 2024 and the sharp rise in executions there.¶¶ It condemns the death penalty as a tool of repression after the "Woman Life Freedom" uprising and calls on Iran to halt all further executions, including of European citizens.¶ It condemns torture, forced confessions and unfair trials, and supports the abolition campaign of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.¶¶¶ It calls on the EU and member states to give people fleeing Iran safe legal pathways, fair asylum procedures and rehabilitation for torture survivors.¶
Key points
- Condemns the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou and the sharp spike in the use of the death penalty in Iran, and advocates abolition globally.¶
- Joins UN experts' call urging Iran to respect international law and stop executions of protesters.¶
- Condemns the death penalty as a tool of repression after the "Woman Life Freedom" uprising and calls on Iran to halt further executions of all individuals sentenced to death, including European citizens.¶
- Reminds Iranian authorities of their obligations under international law to prohibit death sentences against minors.
- Strongly supports the campaign to abolish the death penalty launched by imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other women political prisoners.¶
- Condemns the use of torture and other ill-treatment against defendants, including sexual violence, and recalls that confessions obtained under duress must not be invoked as evidence.¶
- Condemns the lack of fair trials.¶
- Condemns Iran's use of criminal procedures to punish freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, and calls on Iranian authorities to ensure a safe environment for activists, including women's rights defenders.¶
- Supports extending and renewing the mandates of the UN Fact Finding Mission on Iran and the Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and calls on Iran to cooperate with them, including by granting access to capital trials.¶
- Calls on the EU and its member states to ensure safe and legal pathways to the EU for those fleeing persecution in Iran, including women and girls, and access to fair and effective asylum procedures.¶
- Calls on the EU and its member states to ensure refugees and asylum seekers who are survivors of torture, including sexual violence, receive medical and psychological treatment and social support for rehabilitation.
Who is affected
- Iranian authorities, who are called on to halt executions, prohibit death sentences against minors and cooperate with UN bodies.¶¶
- People fleeing persecution and human rights violations in Iran, including women and girls, who should have safe legal pathways to the EU.¶
- Refugees and asylum seekers who are survivors of torture, including sexual violence, who should receive medical and psychological treatment and social support.
- EU member states, which are called on to provide safe legal pathways and fair asylum procedures.
Figures and deadlines
- 23 January 2024, the date Mohammad Ghobadlou was executed in Iran.¶
- 23-year-old, the age of Mohammad Ghobadlou when executed.
- September 2022, when Ghobadlou was arrested during the "Woman Life Freedom" uprising.