During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate about the new developments on the case of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the Iranian woman condemned to death, and the case of Zahra Bahrami, an Iranian-Dutch national.

Strasbourg

plenary session

EU - Iran (T)

vote

respect for human rights in the world (T)

MAZZONI, Erminia (EPP, IT)

MCMILLAN-SCOTT, Edward (ALDE, UK)

Human rights in Iran: extracts from the vote on the case of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani and of Zahra Bahrami

Edward McMillan-Scott (ALDE, UK), EP Vice-President, opens the vote - Ambience shots during the vote.

Result on digital screen, 658 votes in favour, 1 against and 22 abstentions. Applause.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Erminia MAZZONI (EPP, IT), I believe that more severe measures and sanctions against Iran must be adopted by individual member states and the EU institutions. We cannot simply go on having diplomatic relations with a state that doesn't listen at all to what we have to say.