On the increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou
B-9-2024-0122
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Anna Fotyga, Karol Karski, Charlie Weimers, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Dominik Tarczyński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Elżbieta Kruk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Assita Kanko, Adam Bielan, Hermann Tertsch
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This is a motion for a resolution on the increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou. Parliament condemns the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou and others, calls for the release of their bodies for burial, and calls on Iran to abolish the death penalty.¶¶¶ It calls for the unconditional release of all those at risk of execution, including Ahmadreza Djalali and Johan Floderus, and of all those unlawfully detained, including prisoners of conscience.¶ It reiterates support for the aspirations of the Iranian people and calls on the Iranian authorities to eliminate all forms of discrimination against persons belonging to minorities.¶ It calls on the Council to impose further sanctions on Iranian officials responsible for serious human rights violations, including executions and arbitrary detentions, and to list the IRGC on the EU terror list with urgency.¶
Key points
- Parliament strongly condemns the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou and others recently executed by the Iranian regime, extends condolences to their families, and calls for the release of their bodies for burial.¶
- It deplores the regime's weaponisation of the death penalty to stamp out dissent, stresses that it amounts to state-sanctioned killing, and calls on the authorities to abolish the death penalty.¶
- It calls for the unconditional release of all those at risk of execution in Iran, including Ahmadreza Djalali and Johan Floderus, and of all those unlawfully detained, including prisoners of conscience.¶
- It reiterates its support for the aspirations of the Iranian people who want to live in a free, inclusive and democratic country, and calls on the Iranian authorities to eliminate all forms of discrimination against persons belonging to minorities.¶
- It calls on the Council to impose further sanctions on Iranian officials who have committed serious human rights violations, including those responsible for executions and arbitrary detentions, and to list the IRGC on the EU terror list with urgency.¶
Who is affected
- Iranian officials responsible for serious human rights violations, including executions and arbitrary detentions, who would face further EU sanctions.¶
- The IRGC, which Parliament asks the Council to list on the EU terror list.
- Iranian prisoners at risk of execution, including Ahmadreza Djalali and Johan Floderus, and all those unlawfully detained, including prisoners of conscience, whose release is demanded.¶
- Persons belonging to minorities in Iran, who should be protected from all forms of discrimination.¶
Figures and deadlines
- 23 January 2024: date Mohammad Ghobadlou's appeal against his death penalty was rejected and he was executed the same day.¶
- September 2022: nationwide protests during which Mohammad Ghobadlou allegedly killed a police officer.
- over 800 people: number Iran reportedly executed in 2023, the highest figure since 2015 and the highest per capita globally.¶