Brutal repression against protesters 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 1Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital R a (new)
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   Ra. whereas the granting of asylum to Iranian nationals in the EU has sharply declined since 2023, despite the ongoing and intensifying violent repression in Iran; whereas both Iranian asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected and Iranian nationals entering the EU on Schengen visas face a risk of deportation, in violation of the principle of non-refoulement;

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2. Amendment 2Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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   5a. Calls on the Member States to urgently establish emergency protection pathways, including through humanitarian visas and temporary relocation schemes, for persons in Iran who are at immediate risk, notably protesters, journalists, artists, students and human rights defenders;

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3. Amendment 3Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 b (new)
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   5b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that Iranian nationals currently visiting or residing in the EU can extend their visas until such time as their return to Iran no longer poses a security threat to them;

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4. Amendment 4Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 c (new)
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   5c. Stresses that returning Iranians to Iran in the current circumstances of mass killing and detention is deeply immoral and in breach of international law; calls, therefore, on the Member States to temporarily suspend any forced returns to Iran while there remains a risk of persecution, arbitrary detention and application of the death penalty;

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5. Amendment 5ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 20
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   20. Expresses its full support for the Iranian opposition and invites the VP/HR to initiate an inclusive dialogue with the Iranian democratic opposition, with the aim of promoting a democratic, free and pluralistic future for Iran; calls for representatives of the Iranian democratic opposition to be invited to the European Parliament, while reiterating that it is up to the Iranian people to determine their future government; encourages the Commission to expand technical and financial assistance to Iranian civil society; calls for the different actors in the democratic opposition to work together, paving the way for a just, inclusive and democratic process that succeeds in bringing freedom an…

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   20. Expresses its full support for the Iranian opposition and invites the VP/HR to initiate an inclusive dialogue with the Iranian democratic opposition, with the aim of promoting a democratic, free and pluralistic future for Iran; calls for Reza Pahlavi and other representatives of the Iranian democratic opposition to be invited to the European Parliament, while reiterating that it is up to the Iranian people to determine their future government; encourages the Commission to expand technical and financial assistance to Iranian civil society; calls for the different actors in the democratic opposition to work together, paving the way for a just, inclusive and democratic process that succeeds…

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6. Amendment 6The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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   11a. Considers that broad-based economic and financial sanctions against Iran are counterproductive, as they disproportionately harm the civilian population, worsen access to essential goods and medicines, and can be instrumentalised by the authorities to entrench repression and silence dissent; calls instead for the reinforcement of EU targeted restrictive measures under the EU’s human rights sanctions framework – notably asset freezes and travel bans – against security force officials involved in the use of lethal force and the repression of demonstrations, judicial officials associated with arbitrary arrests and summary trials, decision-makers and executors of internet shutdowns and surve…

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7. Amendment 7The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 30 a (new)
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   30a. Calls on the Iranian authorities to immediately allow Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to leave Iranian territory and to ensure their safe return to France;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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   1a. Strongly condemns the repression by the Iranian authorities of the street protests of January 2026, which has resulted in numerous casualties and widespread arbitrary detentions; urges the Iranian Government to immediately cease all violence and engage in genuine dialogue to address the legitimate grievances of its people; calls for all the EU institutions to fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with the UN Charter and international law; strongly condemns any threat or use of military force against Iran, as well as any external attempt at destabilisation or interference in Iran’s internal affairs;

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9. Amendment 9The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 28 a (new)
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   28a. Calls for the EU institutions to exert diplomatic pressure on the United States and Israel to refrain from issuing or supporting military threats against Iran, and to give a commitment to de-escalation, dialogue and full respect for international law;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital B a (new)
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    Ba. whereas the Israeli authorities, including government officials and the Israeli national intelligence agency Mossad, have claimed to be on the streets of Iran with the protestors; whereas the Israeli television channel, Channel 14, reported that foreign actors were arming the protestors in Iran with live firearms, claiming that this was why ‘hundreds of regime personnel’ were being killed; whereas the Financial Times similarly reported testimonies of demonstrators and witnesses speaking of groups of men in black clothes ‘looking like commandos’; whereas any such foreign interference is at odds with the UN Charter, which prohibits the interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign nati…

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11. Amendment 11The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 b (new)
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    1b. Defends the Iranian people’s right to decide their political future free from coercion and foreign interference, and reaffirms its support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran as a UN member state;

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12. Amendment 12The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 c (new)
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    1c. Opposes attempts, notably by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to instrumentalise or hijack the legitimate demands and anger of the Iranian people;

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13. Amendment 13The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 d (new)
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    1d. Reiterates the principle of non-intervention and the prohibition of the threat or use of force under international law; calls on all external actors, in particular the United States and Israel, to refrain from actions or statements that constitute interference and to instead support accountability for human rights violations through multilateral UN-based mechanisms;

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14. Amendment 14The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 e (new)
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    1e. Firmly condemns any threat or use of force that is in violation of the basic principles of international law, and in particular the UN Charter; stresses that recent experiences prove that Western military interventions bring neither democracy nor human rights but chaos and mass casualties;

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15. Amendment 15The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 f (new)
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    1f. Recalls that, in 1953, Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a CIA-backed coup after having nationalised Iran’s oil industry and that the intervention dismantled Iran’s democratic institutions and restored authoritarian rule;

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16. Amendment 16The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 g (new)
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    1g. Reaffirms that the choice of its political leadership and institutional arrangements belongs solely to the Iranian people; underlines that it is not for the EU to endorse, promote or favour any particular opposition figure or candidate, nor to attempt to shape Iran’s political future from abroad;

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17. Amendment 17The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 a (new)
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    12a. Expresses deep concern at the impact of sanctions against Iran on the Iranian people and on Iranian society; stresses that such measures primarily affect the civilian population, exacerbating economic hardship, including medicine shortages, weakening civil society, and fostering an increased militarisation of Iranian society;

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18. Amendment 18The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 b (new)
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    12b. Calls, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, for the immediate lifting of those European sanctions on Iran that have a negative influence on the human rights and living conditions of the Iranian people; calls for the reactivation of EU mechanisms that allow the circumvention of US sanctions;

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19. Amendment 19The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 c (new)
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    12c. Condemns the US suspension of immigrant visas for Iranians amid a crackdown by the Iranian authorities; calls for the EU and the Member States to strengthen safe pathways and protection for those at risk, including the provision of asylum, medical care and legal support for refugees;

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