Hardline officials in Iran have lashed out at the European Union after the EU Parliament’s passage of a resolution that called for all EU members to “mainstream” human rights in their relations with the Islamic Republic. These officials were already furious over EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s visit with activists during her recent trip to […]
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EU Says Human Rights Must Be Front and Center in Europe-Iran Relations
New Resolution Highly Critical of Iran’s Human Rights Record On Thursday, April 3, 2014, the European Parliament passed a resolution expressing grave concern over the human rights situation in Iran and the “continued, systemic violation of fundamental rights” in the country, and called on the members of the European Union to “mainstream human rights in […]
European delegation meeting with Sotoudeh and Panahi slammed
Iranian hardliners have criticized the foreign ministry for a meeting between the European Parliamentary delegation and Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi. Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, and Panahi, an Iranian filmmaker, were both jailed following the Iranian election protests of 2009. Last year, the two also became recipients of the European […]
European Parliament Sending Delegation To Iran
The European Parliament has announced that it will send a delegation to Iran for the first time since 2007. The head of the five-person delegation, Finnish member of the European Parliament Tarja Cronberg, told RFE/RL on December 11 that the delegation will be in Iran for a week and is due to meet with […]
MEPs Condemn Violence Against Christians
The European Parliament has passed a resolution, condemning violence and persecution against Christians in Syria, Pakistan, and Iran. MEPs expressed “deep concern” on October 10 about the general situation of religious minorities in Pakistan, especially the Christian churches. They urged the authorities to overhaul the blasphemy laws, saying they can be misused against people […]