The repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities 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 1The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital D a (new)
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   Da. whereas the IRGC, the Basij militia and the judiciary play a central role in repression, torture and intimidation;

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2. Amendment 2The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital D b (new)
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   Db. whereas the regime has imposed prolonged internet blackouts and media censorship to conceal state violence and suppress independent reporting;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in detention and accountability for violence committed there;

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   4. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, detained nationals of EU Member States and individuals detained for exercising their fundamental rights and for accountability for the violence committed in Iran;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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   5a. Condemns the repression of women and girls, including compulsory veiling and discriminatory legislation targeting women’s freedoms and participation in public life;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 b (new)
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   5b. Condemns the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities and calls on the Islamic Republic to guarantee freedom of religion or belief and equal rights for all citizens;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 7
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   7. Urges Member States to close Iranian diplomatic missions associated with transnational repression;

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   7. Urges Member States to close Iranian diplomatic missions associated with transnational repression and influence operations in Europe;

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7. Amendment 7The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12
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   12. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and Member States to make human rights, the release of all political prisoners, an end to executions, and accountability for the victims core elements of any engagement to end the ongoing war;

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   12. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and Member States to make human rights, the release of all political prisoners, an end to executions, and accountability for the victims core elements of any engagement to end the ongoing war and of any future governance of Iran;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12
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   12. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and Member States to make human rights, the release of all political prisoners, an end to executions, and accountability for the victims core elements of any engagement to end the ongoing war;

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   12. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and Member States to make human rights, the release of all political prisoners, an end to executions, and accountability for the victims core elements of any engagement to end the ongoing war as well as respect for international law by both parties; in this regard, condemns all indiscriminate attacks affecting civilians in Iran, including Israeli and US strikes causing thousands of deaths, including hundreds of children, particularly in the massacre at the school in Minab; deeply regrets the absence of a clear condemnation by VP/HR Kallas; calls for an independent investigation into all attacks against civilians, and full accountability for victims of ille…

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9. Amendment 9The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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   1a. Defends the right of the Iranian people to decide their own political future without coercion or foreign interference, and reaffirms its support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran as a member state of the United Nations;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2a. Opposes attempts to instrumentalise or hijack the legitimate demands and anger of the Iranian people, in particular by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu;

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