The case of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1RenewJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Calls on the relevant Member States and the European External Action Service to intensify diplomatic efforts and adopt targeted measures in response to Iran’s continued detention of EU nationals, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and others, as part of its hostage diplomacy and in violation of international law;

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   4. Calls on Sweden and other relevant Member States and the European External Action Service to intensify diplomatic efforts and adopt targeted measures in response to Iran’s continued detention of EU nationals, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and others, as part of its hostage diplomacy and in violation of international law;

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2. Amendment 2PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital A
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   A. whereas Swedish-Iranian national Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali, a specialist in emergency medicine and a scholar at Belgium’s Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Italy’s Università del Piemonte Orientale, was arrested on 24 April 2016 by the Iranian security forces;

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   A. whereas Swedish-Iranian national Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali, a specialist in emergency medicine and a scholar at Belgium’s Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Italy’s Università del Piemonte Orientale, was arrested on 24 April 2016 by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran;

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3. Amendment 3PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital B
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   B. whereas Djalali was sentenced to death on spurious espionage charges in October 2017 following a grossly unfair trial based on a confession extracted under torture; whereas the sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court on 17 June 2018;

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   B. whereas Djalali was sentenced to death on spurious espionage charges in October 2017 following a grossly unfair trial based on a confession extracted under torture; whereas the sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 17 June 2018;

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4. Amendment 4PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital C
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   C. whereas Djalali has been denied adequate medical care despite the severe deterioration in his physical health and the risk to his life, including a recent heart attack at Evin prison; whereas Iran has continued to threaten to implement his death sentence;

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   C. whereas Djalali has been denied adequate medical care despite the severe deterioration in his physical health and the risk to his life, including a recent heart attack at Evin prison; whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to threaten to implement his death sentence;

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5. Amendment 5PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital E
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   E. whereas the Iranian Government refuses to recognise Djalali’s Swedish citizenship;

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   E. whereas the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran refuses to recognise Djalali’s Swedish citizenship;

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6. Amendment 6PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2
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   1. Calls on Iran to immediately release Dr Djalali along with all political prisoners currently being detained; calls on Iran to put a moratorium on executions and to abolish the death penalty;

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   1. Calls on Iran to immediately release Dr Djalali along with all political prisoners currently being detained; calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to put a moratorium on executions and to abolish the death penalty;

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7. Amendment 7PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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   2. Strongly condemns Djalali’s sham trial and the Iranian authorities’ brutal treatment of him, amounting to torture and ill treatment, as he was subjected to months of interrogation in solitary confinement, and then sentenced to death;

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   2. Strongly condemns Djalali’s sham trial and the brutal treatment of him by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, amounting to torture and ill treatment, as he was subjected to months of interrogation in solitary confinement, and then sentenced to death;

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8. Amendment 8PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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   3. Urges Iran to provide Djalali, whose health is deteriorating, with immediate and unrestricted access to necessary specialised medical care at an external hospital; urges Iran, furthermore, to provide Djalali with legal representation and legal defence, and allow him regular contact with his family;

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   3. Urges the Islamic Republic of Iran to provide Djalali, whose health is deteriorating, with immediate and unrestricted access to necessary specialised medical care at an external hospital; urges the Islamic Republic of Iran, furthermore, to provide Djalali with legal representation and legal defence, and allow him regular contact with his family;

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9. Amendment 9PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Calls on the relevant Member States and the European External Action Service to intensify diplomatic efforts and adopt targeted measures in response to Iran’s continued detention of EU nationals, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and others, as part of its hostage diplomacy and in violation of international law;

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   4. Calls on the relevant Member States and the European External Action Service to intensify diplomatic efforts and adopt targeted measures in response to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s continued detention of EU nationals, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and others, as part of its hostage diplomacy and in violation of international law;

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10. Amendment 10PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 (new)
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    5. Strongly condemns the ongoing deterioration of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran and condemns the Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty as a means of political repression;

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11. Amendment 11PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 6
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    6. Demands that Iran grant full access to UN human rights mechanisms, including the Special Rapporteur, and the EU’s full support and increase support for civil society organisations;

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    6. Demands that the Islamic Republic of Iran grant full access to UN human rights mechanisms, including the Special Rapporteur, and the EU’s full support and increase support for civil society organisations;

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12. Amendment 12PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 7
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    7. Emphasises that EU-Iran engagements must be founded on tangible progress on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the release of all political prisoners;

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    7. Emphasises that the EU’s engagements with the Islamic Republic of Iran must be founded on tangible progress on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the release of all political prisoners;

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13. Amendment 13PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 9
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    9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Government of Iran, the VP/HR, the Commission, the Member States and the United Nations.

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    9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the VP/HR, the Commission, the Member States and the United Nations.

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