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Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani

TA-10-2025-0062 · P10_TA(2025)0062 · PE772.502

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The resolution condemns Iran's execution spree and the upholding of death sentences against activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, urging a moratorium on the death penalty and the release of political prisoners and EU nationals. It calls for EU measures, including making abolition of the death sentence a condition for better relations, designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist, and supporting Iranian civil society.

Key points

  1. Reiterates strong opposition to the death penalty and urges the Iranian Government to introduce an immediate moratorium leading to its abolition.
  2. Condemns the Supreme Court's decision to uphold death sentences against Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who were detained under inhumane conditions and subjected to unfair trials.
  3. Calls for the release of Ehsani and Hassani and all political prisoners on death row, recalling the urgent cases of Pakhshan Azizi, Wirishe Moradi, Sharifeh Mohammadi and Mahvash Sabet.
  4. Condemns the rise in executions and systematic targeting of human rights activists and minorities, including Christians, Baha'is, Kurds and Baluchis, and calls for the release of those detained for religion or belief.
  5. Demands immediate release and repatriation of condemned EU nationals, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and Ahmadreza Djalali, and condemns Iran's use of hostage diplomacy.
  6. Calls on the Council and Member States to make abolition of the death sentence and release of political prisoners and EU nationals a condition for improving relations with Iran.
  7. Reiterates the call for Iran to give the UN Special Rapporteur and the UN Fact-Finding Mission unimpeded access to the country.
  8. Calls on the Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation and to sanction Iranian officials responsible for human rights violations.
  9. Calls on the international community to respond to Tehran's orchestrated assassination attempts worldwide targeting critics and opponents of the regime.
  10. Encourages the Commission and Member States to expand technical and financial assistance for Iranian civil society.

Who is affected

  • Iranian authorities and government, which are urged to halt executions and release prisoners.
  • EU nationals condemned in Iran, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and Ahmadreza Djalali, who should be released and repatriated.
  • EU institutions and member states, which are called on to condition relations and designate the IRGC as terrorist.
  • Iranian civil society, which should receive expanded technical and financial assistance.

Figures and deadlines

  • At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number in more than two decades.