Debate on Human rights situation in Iran
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@jessikavanlee24 , ECR, Netherlands:
As we mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty this Saturday, we are still faced with the devastating reality of executions in Iran.
In this mandate alone, we have adopted seven resolutions on Iran. But what changes? The repression only gets worse. In 2025, Iran carried out at least 2 159 executions, the highest number since 1981. But we're not just talking numbers, we're talking about people: Taraneh Rahimi, Leila Abolhasani, but also Zahra Shahbaz Tabari and Arghavan Falahi, and so many others. They must be released.
So let us remember: the regime can hear us and so can the brave, silenced people of Iran, so let us keep speaking, keep naming, and keep standing with the Iranian people. And I call upon our national leaders: we must never, ever negotiate with a regime that exploits wars as a pretext to carry out executions of their own people.
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