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Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Today we call for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh with renewed urgency. The people of Iran are struggling to battle the COVID—19 pandemic; prisoners – not just in Iran but around the world – are at an increased risk of infection. Nasrin unfortunately contracted the virus recently while she was granted temporary release. She was ordered to return to prison again against the advice of medical experts. Shameful – because this has the potential to be a fatal decision. I’m also dismayed by the continuously high use of capital punishment in Iran. This is not acceptable under any circumstances. Certainly a journalist should not be executed for expressing their views, and laureates should not be tortured and imprisoned for peacefully working to preserve human rights. I call on Iran to call a halt to this practice immediately. While we focus on the case of Nasrin, we must also think of all the other peaceful campaigners and activists, some of whom worked with her and who are facing a similar plight in Iran. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh linn Nasrin, agus daoine nach í, a shaoradh agus a thabhairt ar ais dá dteaghlach roimh Nollaig.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Maria Arena
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: FR

Nasrin Sotoudeh – j’avais pris une photo que je ne peux pas vous montrer –, c’est une femme souriante, une femme forte. Nous avons eu l’occasion, pendant les deux semaines de répit que lui a octroyées la République islamique iranienne, de l’avoir dans la sous-commission DROI de ce Parlement. C’est toujours une femme forte, une femme souriante, mais c’est une femme terriblement affaiblie par le COVID et par l’emprisonnement qu’elle est en train de subir.  Nasrin Sotoudeh, on l’a dit, a défendu les droits des femmes, les droits des hommes, le droit à la justice dans ce pays. Nous exigeons que tout dialogue avec l’Iran ait pour prérequis la libération de Nasrin Sotoudeh. Je pense à son mari et à ses enfants. Courage.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Frédérique Ries
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: FR

Tout a changé – ou presque. À Téhéran, c’est  Deux jours plus tôt, deux crans plus haut dans la barbarie, les mollahs faisaient exécuter Rouhollah Zam, en vitesse, après un simulacre de procès. Le journaliste était coupable de dire la vérité. Le journaliste était coupable de débusquer les corruptions. Pour Téhéran, toujours  C’est ce que nous devons faire très clairement: retirer nos investissements, sanctionner économiquement, cibler les responsables. Il n’est pas trop tard pour libérer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Il n’est pas trop tard non plus pour le professeur Ahmadreza Djalali, qui attend son exécution en prison. 2020 s’efface, il faut que cela change.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Marco Campomenosi
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

E io mi domando e vi domando, riflettiamo insieme se noi avremmo avuto il coraggio di questi uomini e di queste donne. Io vengo da una famiglia che ha combattuto il fascismo e mi immedesimo in chi combatte e ha combattuto in passato per la libertà. Oggi l'attualità è talmente rapida che avevamo già stabilito di lavorare sul caso di Nasrin Sotoudeh – che ovviamente speriamo sia presto liberata – ma dobbiamo affrontare anche la vicenda di Ruhollah Zam, il giornalista che è stato ucciso, la vicenda del dottor Djalali che attende una condanna a morte, che speriamo non avvenga. Il caso di Nasrin Sotoudeh somiglia molto a quello di Nasibe Semsai, una donna arrestata in Turchia poche settimane fa, o di Fariba Adelkhah. Donne e uomini che hanno un coraggio che spesso manca anche a noi. Quindi, domandiamoci anche questo, anche per non rendere inutile un dibattito e una risoluzione che spero siano importanti e magari aiutarci – ne parlavamo con l'Alto rappresentante, qualche settimana fa – per capire cosa fare di questo accordo sul nucleare, cosa fare delle relazioni con gli Stati Uniti, che a mio avviso, non cambieranno tantissimo nella loro opposizione al regime iraniano, perché se il fronte occidentale è diviso, rischiamo di non essere efficaci nella lotta contro un regime che va combattuto e possibilmente abbattuto.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Hermann Tertsch
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: ES

Denuncio también aquí la condescendencia europea con ese régimen asesino. En diciembre pasado, el régimen asesinó en sus calles a 1 500 jóvenes que pedían libertad. Dos meses más tarde, el señor Borrell, en Teherán, daba la mano sonriente a la cúpula de los verdugos, en busca del negocio europeo. Y, en esta Cámara, yo creo que la mayoría estuvo en su día a favor de levantar el embargo y volver corriendo a Irán a hacer negocios, mientras se insultaba a Trump por mantener el bloqueo a ese régimen criminal.  Por eso, lo contrario de lo que se hace es lo correcto. Vayamos a un cerco real del régimen, a un frente de firmeza con los Estados Unidos, para que Irán sepa que tiene que dejar de hacer lo que hace.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Germany
Language: EN

In the US— and NATO—funded reports that are the basis for the Uyghur resolution, there’s not one named person interviewed who says that there is forced labour in Xinjiang, not to mention the completely fraudulent report by the American National Endowment for Democracy—funded Chinese Human Rights Defenders, which claimed there was a million Uyghurs in detention. It’s just a weapon against China – the same with Iran. This is the fourth human rights—centred attack on Iran in just over a year. I’ll take these things seriously when we stop doing them selectively. Where are the four resolutions addressing the European and US—supported genocide in Yemen? America is separating children from their mothers, and keeping them in cages by the thousands and has over two million mostly coloured people in prison carrying out forced labour. France is passing anti—Muslim legislation and still behaving like a colonialist in the Sahel, while Israel shoots children in Palestine. But that’s all okay. When we stop weaponising human rights in this place, we might have a bit more credibility.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Radosław Sikorski
Political group: PPE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Madam President, Iran claims to be an Islamic republic. Yet, as this resolution makes clear, it is also one of the world’s most repressive regimes. I therefore have a question for the mullahs in Tehran.  If you represent a God that is good, powerful and merciful, then why do you need to repress, torture and murder your people to this extent? No. Your regime is blasphemous and an abomination to every decent Muslim, every person of faith and every person of conscience. You have brought your country to such desperate straits that you are now signing agreements with China to give away your energy sector and your critical infrastructure. They will not complain about your human rights abuses, but I’m not sure Allah will be pleased that you are becoming vessels to a godless Communist regime. However, if you want better relations and the easing of sanctions with us, stop this repression now! What you’re doing to your own people is inhumane.  And one last thing. I have a request to the diplomats from our nation states and from our European External Action Service. Next time you meet with Mr Zarif, who is a smiling Ribbentrop, just remember what kind of nasty regime he represents.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Madam President, dear friends, human rights is the radical notion that all people are born equal and that we will never compromise on neither civil rights nor social rights. It is radical because we still see oppression in way too many countries. Yes, it is a paradox because, on the one hand, humanity is able to fly to the moon and back, but, at the same time, some people do not know how to respect all peoples, freedom and dignity. One of the current worst oppressing regime is the Iranian one, but we will never be silent. Ahmadreza Djalali and Nasrin Sotoudeh, and other human rights defenders’ struggle for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, will continue being at the centre of everything we do.  To the Iranian regime, my message is very clear: we will continue to be vocal. We will continue to demand the release of all prisoners of conscience, the abolishment of the death penalty, and the time for an end to impunity will also come in your case. If history has taught us something, it is that dictators and oppressive regimes always fall – but the people always prevail.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Madam President, it is already the third resolution of this Parliament addressing the gross human rights violations in Iran. There is no change or improvement in the situation. The mullahs’ regime continues the fight against its own society and remains the main threat to the Iranian people. Today we mourn Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was executed on Saturday. We worry that the Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali might be the next, and express concerns over the deteriorating health of imprisoned Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh. We deplore the oppressive actions of the Iranian regime, which is nothing more but weak in its incapacity to face critical political competition and embrace differences in opinion of people. We have to insist on a full and impartial UN—led investigation of the 1988 massacre of thousands of political prisoners in Iran and secure accountability by prosecuting perpetrators.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Anna Bonfrisco
Political group: ID
Country: Belgium
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, dedico oggi le mie parole alla signora Nasrin Sotoudeh.  Gli ayatollah alla guida della Repubblica islamica dell'Iran discreditano, offendono persino l'Islam. Nei loro documenti scrivono nel nome di Dio, il più compassionevole e il più misericordioso, ma la loro maligna e destabilizzante azione quotidiana si basa solo sull'oppressione. Sono uomini carichi di ira, sprezzanti della dignità umana e della ricchezza che viene dalla diversità. Come Unione europea dobbiamo ammettere che è stato miope e anche un po'
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and assembly must always be respected. I strongly condemn the steadily deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, including for persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities suffering from systematic political and social discrimination. We deplore Iran’s abuse of the criminal justice system to repress peaceful activities that promote and defend human rights. I call on the Iranian authorities to live up to their international obligations. In this context I welcome the adoption of the Magnitsky Act by the Council as an important EU instrument to sanction violators of human rights. While maintaining the joint comprehensive plan of action and EU-Iran high-level political dialogue, the EU, and especially the High Representative, should continue raising human rights concerns with the Iranian authorities in bilateral and multilateral fora.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Madam President, yesterday we gave the Sakharov Prize to a woman, and to all those women who are opposing an authoritarian regime. I grew up in a communist regime and remember when I had the right to vote for the first time. Now I’m standing here in the Parliament, as a woman, as a Member of Parliament, looking at you, as a Commissioner, a woman, and the President, who is a woman, and all these women who are fighting for the freedom of somebody when we still don’t know whether she is alive or dead or if she’s ill. She was the winner of our Sakharov Prize in 2012 and we are still negotiating and we are still talking to the regime that is holding this woman, scared, alone, forgotten by all of us. I feel ashamed. I feel ashamed as a woman and I feel ashamed as somebody who is looking at all of you, divided by ideology: Who are we going to judge and condemn? Which regime, and who, are we going to talk to? There is no negotiation with the people who are holding women in prison. As women, they have the courage to defend and to defend against all those who are oppressing people, who are oppressing minorities and who are oppressing all those who have different beliefs to their beliefs.  Please let us fight for this woman. Let us fight for this man who is was waiting for his death sentence. Let’s use our instruments. Maybe we don’t have heavy weapons, but we have a new act that puts sanctions on all these regimes. Let’s use them in a proper way without discrimination and without division. Let’s use them and let’s make everybody not lose hope.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Nicola Beer
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Wie viele Menschen noch müssen ihr Leben verlieren? Das war mein erster Gedanke, als ich von der Hinrichtung von Ruhollah Zam hörte. Mein zweiter? Das Regime der Mullahs kennt offenbar auf zunehmende Kritik und Druck aus der Bevölkerung keine andere Antwort als brutale Gewalt. Deswegen war es ein wichtiges Zeichen der betreffenden Mitgliedstaaten und von Josep Borrell, ihre Teilnahme am EU-Iran Business Forum am Montag abzusagen. Doch ich vermisse deutliche Worte – vor allem Taten. So wurde vom EEAS mit keiner Silbe erwähnt, dass es sich bei der Hinrichtung um einen politischen Gefangenen handelte, dessen Hinrichtung die Meinungsfreiheit, Pressefreiheit, unsere europäischen Werte und die Menschenrechte mit Füßen tritt. Herr Borrell, werte Vertreter der Mitgliedstaaten, wir müssen verhindern, dass weitere politische Gefangene hingerichtet werden. Legen Sie beim nächsten Austausch mit dem Regime Ihren Finger in die Wunde, sprechen Sie an, was gegen die Menschenrechte verstößt. Sprechen Sie direkt mit der demokratischen Opposition. Lassen Sie uns Vorbilder wie Nasrin Sotudeh oder die vierzehn Frauen, die Chameneis Rücktritt forderten, in ihrer Opposition zu dem Regime direkt unterstützen. Denn für eine friedliche Zukunft und ein Kräftegleichgewicht im Nahen Osten brauchen wir einen demokratischen Iran, der Menschenrechte verteidigt und nicht mit Füßen tritt. Deshalb hoffe ich, dass wir im nächsten Jahr guten Grund haben, die iranische Opposition zum Sacharow-Preis auch entsprechend vorzuschlagen und ihr den Preis zu verleihen.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Gianna Gancia
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, Commissione, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Ahmad Reza Jalali: i loro nomi sono un monito per noi europei. La loro vita è appesa a un filo e ogni giorno può essere l'ultimo, così come può esserlo per migliaia di oppositori politici e membri dell'opinione pubblica detenuti nelle carceri iraniane. Noi dobbiamo dare voce anche a quelli che la voce non ce l'hanno più: 30 000 prigionieri politici massacrati nel 1988, 1 500 dimostranti assassinati nel novembre 2019. Tutto questo non può lasciarci indifferenti: il regime degli ayatollah continua a rifiutare di applicare le sessantasette risoluzioni delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti umani nel paese. Non è accettabile. Teheran continua a negare le evidenze, a disattendere gli impegni presi, a violare i trattati internazionali, non solo in materia di diritti umani. L'Unione europea deve spingersi oltre il regime delle sanzioni, mettendo in campo ogni mezzo diplomatico affinché venga istituita una commissione d'inchiesta internazionale sul massacro del 1988 e si ponga fine a questo incredibile terrorismo.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Patryk Jaki
Political group: ECR
Country: Slovenia
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Po pierwsze to bardzo dobry zwyczaj, że monitorujemy to, co dzieje się z osobami, którym Parlament Europejski przyznał Nagrodę im. Sacharowa. Jest to również pozytywne w kontekście laureata z tego roku, czyli białoruskiej opozycji, która będzie jeszcze potrzebowała tego wsparcia, choć mam nadzieję, że jak najkrócej.  A wracając do Iranu, rzeczywiście reżim posuwa się coraz dalej, dlatego trzeba poprzeć wszystkie starania instytucji europejskich w walce z tym reżimem, w walce o wolność słowa. Dotarły do nas fatalne wiadomości o wykonaniu kolejnej kary śmierci za przestrzeganie podstawowych wartości i zasad w Iranie. Dlatego apeluję do Wysokiego Przedstawiciela Unii, by zintensyfikować wszystkie działania, naciskać na irański reżim i bronić tych najważniejszych zasad i podstawowych wartości. Poza tym musimy oczywiście zrobić wszystko, aby Nasrin Sotoudeh jak najszybciej opuściła więzienie. To jest wielkie zadanie dla instytucji unijnych.
Debate: Iran, in particular the case of  Sakharov Prize laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Fru talman! Medborgaren Ahmadreza Djalali är läkare och forskare i katastrofmedicin. Han har suttit fängslad i Iran sedan 2016. År 2017 dömdes han till döden. Den 24 november i år ringde han till sin hustru, här i Sverige. Han lät henne förstå att detta förmodligen var deras allra sista samtal. Ahmadreza Djalali är en av alla dem som fallit offer för det brutala ökade politiska förtrycket i Iran. Med denna resolution vill vi uttrycka vår avsky mot den iranska regimens övergrepp som riktas mot enskilda individer, mot kvinnor, mot män. Nu måste förföljelser av journalister och forskare och dem som bara utnyttjat sin yttrandefrihet få ett slut. De oskyldigt fängslade måste friges. Dödsstraffet måste avskaffas. Nu måste Ahmadreza Djalali  få återvända hem till Sverige, till sin familj, till sin fru, till sina barn, där han hör hemma.
Debate: Second voting session
Date: THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Wir kommen nun zur zweiten Abstimmungsrunde des heutigen Tages. Die Dossiers, über die wir nun abstimmen, sind wie gewohnt der Tagesordnung zu entnehmen. Die Abstimmungsrunde beginnt nun und ist bis 15.00 Uhr geöffnet. Es kommt dasselbe Abstimmungsverfahren zur Anwendung wie in den vorangegangenen Abstimmungsrunden. Alle Abstimmungen erfolgen namentlich. Ich erkläre die zweite Abstimmungsrunde für eröffnet. Sie können bis 15.00 Uhr abstimmen. Die Ergebnisse der zweiten Abstimmungsrunde werden um 16.30 Uhr bekannt gegeben.
Debate: Future Relations between the EU and the UK
Date: FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: MT

Il-punt li jmiss fuq l-aġenda huwa d-dibattitu dwar id-dikjarazzjoni tal-Kunsill u tal-Kummissjoni dwar Ir-relazzjonijiet futuri bejn l-UE u r-Renju Unit ( Nixtieq ninforma lill-onorevoli Membri li, għad-dibattiti kollha ta' din is-sessjoni parzjali, mhux se jkun hemm proċedura "catch-the-eye" u mhux se jiġu aċċettati karti blu.  Barra minn hekk, huma previsti interventi mill-bogħod mill-Uffiċċji ta' Kollegament tal-Parlament fl-Istati Membri.
Debate: Future Relations between the EU and the UK
Date: FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: David McAllister
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Let me first of all thank Vice—President Maroš Šefčovič and our chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, and their two teams, for their tireless work and the very good close and regular cooperation with the European Parliament, in particular during the recent weeks. The best solution for both sides would certainly be to reach a comprehensive agreement before the end of the year. This would provide clarity and this would provide predictability to citizens and businesses. Yesterday, the Conference of Presidents emphasised that we, as the European Parliament, stand ready to organise an extraordinary plenary session towards the end of December, in case an agreement is finalised by midnight this Sunday. We stand ready to debate the outcome of the negotiations intensively as soon as possible, and we stand ready to thoroughly scrutinise the final text. But, one thing has to be very clear: this would be a unique scenario and cannot and will not serve as a precedent for future agreements. There is a narrow path to an agreement, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday here in the plenary. Indeed, I welcome the substantial progress made on many issues. However, as we heard this morning, differences remain to be bridged, in particular on fisheries, and we all know this will be very challenging. Since it is still not clear whether there will be an agreement in the end, we simply have to be prepared for all scenarios. The four targeted and time—limited contingency measures we will adopt today aim at limiting some of the most severe consequences in areas where no fall—back solutions exist.  Disruption will happen with or without an agreement. This is the natural consequence of the British decision to leave the European Union and to no longer participate in our single market and customs union. I remain convinced that it is in our mutual interest to agree on a sustainable, a trustful and a balanced partnership with the United Kingdom, which is one of our closest partners and an ally.