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Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 516
- Against
- 14
- Abstained
- 39
roll-call vote at 13:30 · 91% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0259
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on repression and executions of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran.§1: source passage in the text It condemns the rise in executions and the use of the death penalty, urging a moratorium as a step towards abolition.§1: source passage in the text It also condemns US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, including a school bombing that killed at least 165 children.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls for releasing political detainees, independent monitoring, and targeted sanctions instead of general economic ones.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: The Left; Divided: ESN
- The Left Abstained 11 for, 1 against, 24 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 41 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 107 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 65 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 137 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 186
- ECR For 66 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 68 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 86
- ESN Divided 15 for, 0 against, 9 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 12 against, 3 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
16 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (24 of 36). For: 11, Against: 1
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, for), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), Ilaria Salis (Italy, for), João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for)
7 more from The Left
Jussi Saramo (Finland, for), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland, for), Li Andersson (Finland, for), Lynn Boylan (Ireland, for), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Per Clausen (Denmark, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, for)
Greens voted for (41 of 42). Abstained: 1
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain)
EPP voted for (137 of 138). Against: 1
Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (Greece)
Patriots voted for (68 of 70). Abstained: 2
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (10 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.