Defying international criticism, Iran has sentenced many protestors to death, and continues to execute people arrested during recent demonstrations.

The demonstrations started in mid-September after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of the ‘morality police’ for, they claimed, breaking the strict hijab rules. Hundreds of people have been killed in the protests that have followed and thousands arrested because of their brutal repression by the government.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called these death sentences “state sanctioned killing”, and said that the Iranian government is using executions to intimidate the population and stamp out dissent.

While the EU is discussing a fourth round of sanctions because of the regime crackdown and Iran's military support for Russia, some member states have called for the classification by the EU of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.

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AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

Roberta METSOLA, EP President gives her opening statement on the situation in Iran ahead of the Plenary Session in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: introductory statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the situation in Iran

MEPs from the DROI (SUB Committee on Human Rights) and AFET (Foreign Affairs) Committees discuss how to support human rights, freedom and democracy in Iran with several guests: Mansoureh Shojayi, women's rights activist and writer, Mahdieh Golroo, journalist and women's rights activist, Fatameh Karimi, Researcher in Sociology of Gender, women's rights activist and President of Kurdistan human rights network France, Sattar Rahmani, a former teacher and political prisoner in Iran, expert on teachers' rights movement and Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, senior advisor to presidential candidate Mr. Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Extracts from the exchange of views. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran: extracts from the exchange of views

MEPs vote on the following topics: Iran: in particular the poisoning of hundreds of school girls - Motion for resolutions; Tunisia: Recent attacks against freedom of expression and association and trade unions, in particular the case of journalist Noureddine Boutar - Motion for resolutions; Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha - Motion for resolutions; The EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders - Hannah NEUMANN (Greens/EFA, DE).

Voting session, including a Motion for resolution on poisoning of hundreds of school girls in Iran

Parliament hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics. Iran: in particular the poisoning of hundreds of school girls. Closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

The situation of the poisoning of hundreds of school girls in Iran

MEPs vote on the following topics: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh - Motions for resolutions, The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions - Motions for resolutions, Situation of journalists in Morocco, notably the case of Omar Radi - Motions for resolutions, The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine - Motions for resolutions, EU response to the protests and executions in Iran - Motions for resolutions, Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2021 - Angelika WINZIG (EPP,AT), Protection of the European Union’s financial interests -combating fraud - annual report 2021 - Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (NI,IT), Small-scale fisheries situation in the EU and future Perspectives - João PIMENTA LOPES (The Left, PT), Revision of European Works Councils Directive - Dennis RADTKE (EPP, DE).

Voting session: including the motion for resolutions on the EU response to the protests and executions, and the The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine

Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR).

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR)

MEPs debate on the EU response to the protests and executions in Iran

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: MEPs debate

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR):

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Resumption of session and order of business: introductory statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the situation in Iran

How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran: extracts from the exchange of views

Voting session, including a Motion for resolution on poisoning of hundreds of school girls in Iran

The situation of the poisoning of hundreds of school girls in Iran

Voting session: including the motion for resolutions on the EU response to the protests and executions, and the The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR)

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: MEPs debate

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR)

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AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

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