By Published On: January 21, 2023Categories: NEWS
On Tuesday, January 17, the European Parliament held a debate and plenary session on the current situation in Iran, focusing on the nationwide uprising and the European Union's obligations in light of recent developments in Iran.

On Tuesday, January 17, the European Parliament held a debate and plenary session on the current situation in Iran, focusing on the nationwide uprising and the European Union’s obligations in light of recent developments in Iran.

 

MEPs from all political parties backed the Iranian people’s revolution. Many of them urged the European Council to designate the Iranian regime’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, citing the organization’s role in killing peaceful protesters and exporting terrorism abroad. They also condemned Iran’s ongoing human rights violations, particularly the recent execution of four detained protesters, and called for Tehran to be held accountable.

“[The clerical regime] is a cruel regime, and we know that there are serious restrictions that go beyond moral and political fears. The IRGC is a key pillar of the regime and must be added to the list of terrorist organizations,” EPP MEP Javier Zarzalejos said on Tuesday.

 

 

While endorsing the Iranian people’s revolution, MEP Hanna Neumann from Germany said: “The regime is under pressure because people in Iran are even willing to die for a brighter future. We, the EU, should not be the ones stabilizing a regime whose own people are fighting for its demise. The IRGC should be added to the list of terrorist organizations.”

MEP Frederique Ries of France’s Renaissance party also supported the Iranian people’s uprising, emphasizing that “we need to be very stringent on the sanctions at the highest level against Iran’s president and the IRGC.”

Prior to Tuesday’s debate, the Friends of Free Iran inter-parliamentary group issued a statement urging MEPs and the European Council to support the Iranian people and label the IRGC a terrorist organization.

 

 

“The nationwide uprising in Iran, which is entering its fifth month, is rooted in more than four decades of the organized resistance of the Iranian people for freedom. “Today, Iranians of all generations and social strata have taken to the streets, demanding an end to the dictatorship,” the statement reads.

“The Iranian regime and its leaders have perpetuated these crimes with impunity for the past four decades, becoming more brutal without accountability. The regime has openly stated that it will not cooperate with the independent international fact-finding mission mandated by the UN Human Rights Council in a special session on November 24, 2022.”

 

 

“We believe that in this situation, cooperation and negotiation with the Iranian regime cannot be justified under any pretext. “The European Union and its member states should blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity for its role in suppressing the people of Iran and its terrorist activities, recall their ambassadors from Iran, and close the regime’s embassies in EU countries, expelling Tehran’s diplomats and agents,” they urged.

 

 

 


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