resolution motion, 18 May 2026
On repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
Motion B-10-2026-0265 · (2026/2733(RSP))
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Tomáš Zdechovský, Loucas Fourlas, Isabel WiselerLima, Željana Zovko, Tomas Tobé, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Andrey Kovatchev, Danuše Nerudová, Miriam Lexmann, Davor Ivo Stier, Wouter Beke, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Łukasz Kohut, Jan Farský, Vangelis Meimarakis, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere, Loránt Vincze
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This resolution condemns Iran's repression of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities, and calls for an end to violence, executions and arbitrary detention. It denounces the targeting of religious minorities, especially Baha'is, and urges the Council and Member States to expand sanctions against those responsible.
Key points
- Condemns the regime's systematic repression and use of arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings and the death penalty against protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities.
- Calls on the Iranian regime to halt violence against civilians, suspend all executions, end repression, release all arbitrarily detained individuals, and abolish the death penalty.
- Recalls the killing of unarmed protesters, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, denial of medical care and suppression of peaceful assemblies, with estimates of over 30,000 victims in January demonstrations.
- Condemns the unprecedented rise in executions and systematic targeting of religious minorities, especially the Baha'i community, through violence, defamation, home raids, desecration of burial sites, economic coercion, surveillance and denial of higher education.
- Highlights the arrests of Peyvand and Borna Naimi as examples of repression, deplores their detention on unsubstantiated capital charges and mistreatment, and calls for their release along with all unjustly imprisoned.
- Condemns the targeted oppression of women as part of a broader pattern of intimidation and harassment.
- Urges the Council and Member States to expand targeted sanctions against all those responsible for violence and systematic abuses.
Who is affected
- Iranian protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities, especially Christians, Baha'is, Kurds and Baluchis.
- The Baha'i community in Iran, facing persecution and second-class citizenship.
- Peyvand and Borna Naimi, detained Baha'is facing possible death sentences.
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B100265/2026
European Parliament resolution on repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
(2026/2733(RSP))
The European Parliament,
having regard to its previous resolutions on Iran,
having regard to Rule 150(5) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
whereas the Iranian regime continues unabashed in its relentless crackdown on protesters, political dissidents and religious minorities; whereas since the nationwide mass demonstrations in January 2026, the Iranian authorities have atrociously tightened their grip over Iranian society, suffocating any form of dissent and systematically terrorizing the population through mass detentions, extrajudicial killings, executions and torture;
whereas the regime systematically and disproportionally targets Iran`s minorities, in particular Christians, Baha’is, Kurds and Baluchis, subjecting them to ruthless persecution and repression;
whereas Peyvand and Borna Naimi from Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority are detained under inhumane conditions facing possible death sentences;
whereas Iran has the highest death sentence rate per capita in the world;
Condemns the regime’s systematic repression against protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities and its use of arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings and the death penalty as instruments to asphyxiate civil society; reiterates its unwavering solidarity with the Iranian people and their quest for a democratic and free Iran;
Calls on the Iranian regime to unconditionally and immediately halt any use of violence against civilians, suspend all executions and put an end to its repression of civilians; demands the release of all individuals in arbitrary detention; reiterates its strong opposition to the death penalty and calls for its immediate abolition;
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Recalls the regime`s vicious killing of unarmed protesters, targeted shootings, arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detention, enforced disappearances, denial of medical care and the violent suppression of peaceful assemblies over recent months; is appalled by the horrifically high death toll following the demonstrations in January, with estimates reaching up to over 30.000 victims;
Condemns the unprecedented rise in executions and the systematic targeting of Iran`s religious minorities; strongly denounces the escalating persecution of the Baha’i community through, amongst others, violence, defamation, home raids, desecration of burial sites, economic coercion, heightened surveillance and the denial of higher education; highlights how the Iranian regime continues to relegate the Baha`is to second-class citizens, denying them official recognition and legal protection;
Highlights how the arrests of Peyvand and Borna Naimi from the Baha`i community exemplify once more the regime`s brutal repression against religious minorities; deplores how both individuals are being detained on unsubstantiated charges related to capital offences and have had to endure enormous pain and suffering, including solitary confinement, beatings, mock executions and electric shocks; calls for their immediate and unconditional release along with all those unjustly imprisoned solely for their ethnicity, religious or political beliefs;
Condemns the targeted oppression of women as part of a broader and systematic pattern of intimidation and harassment;
Urges the Council and the Member States to expand targeted sanctions against all those responsible for the violence and systematic abuses;
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the HR/VP, the Member States and the Office of the President of Iran.