MEPs discuss with EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell how to respond to the increasing crackdown on protests in Iran.The demonstrations, which started in mid-September after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, was killeddied in the custody of ‘morality police’ for breaking strict hijab rules, have now gone on for nearly two months. Opening statement by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.

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Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Iran (T)

BORRELL FONTELLES, Josep (PSE, ES, EC)

VÁRHELYI, Olivér (HU, EC)

EU response to the increasing crackdown on protests in Iran: opening statement by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

SOUNDBITE (English), Oliv&eacute;r V&Aacute;RHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement