PNN – Continuing the European Union’s hostile approach towards Iran, the European Parliament issued another anti-Iranian resolution on Thursday, citing human rights claims.
In these resolutions, Europeans alleged that Iran was violently treating “its own people, including civil society activists, protesters, women, minorities and local communities.” MEPs called on the Council and the European Commission to expand “targeted sanctions.”
Members of the European Parliament issued a resolution on Thursday criticizing what they called the “repression of women” and calling for the “release of all detained women, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.”
In its statement, the European Parliament expressed “concern” over the scale of these events, citing biased and unrealistic reports that put the number of victims of the protests in the thousands.
The parliamentarians have noted that these cases should be “documented independently by UN bodies and evidence preserved for future legal proceedings.”
The resolution calls for an “immediate end to all forms of violence and repression against civilians,” alleging arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and torture.
In this statement, the European Parliament members declared their solidarity with the Iranian people and noted that “the only legitimate source of sovereignty is the Iranian people themselves.”
European Union Parliament lawmakers called on the Council and Commission of the European Union to expand the scope of targeted sanctions and, in continuation of interventionist behavior, called on the European Union and its member states to counter Iran’s alleged targeted use of hostage diplomacy.
The statement also accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was recently placed on the “terrorist” list by the union, of playing a role in suppressing the protests, amid biased actions against the organization.
The aforementioned resolution was approved with 524 votes in favor, 3 against, and 41 abstentions.