&lt;p>After another night of protests anti-government which have started in September after the death of Masha Amini, and the announcement of sancitons by the Iranian governement against a number of European Union officials and organisations, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, during her official visit to Latvia, gives a statement. She condemns the latests sanctions and claimed that women have the right to protest.&lt;/p>

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EU - Iran (T)

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

Riga

Latvia

president's agenda

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the sanctions by Iran against EU officials

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, <p>On behalf of the European Parliament, I strongly condemn the decision of the Iran regime to sanction members of the European Parliament, journalists and human rights defenders.</p>

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, <p>Women have the right to protest. Women's life and liberty is inviolable. And on behalf of the European Parliament, let me reassure everybody that we will not stop fighting for these fundamental values.</p>