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Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Javier Zarzalejos
Political group: PPE
Country: Croatia
Language: EN

That day of the trial, the Iranian authorities announced that Ahmadreza Djalali was going to be executed. And today we are coming together in this Parliament in a call to halt his execution again. Terrorism against democratic opposition on European soil; number one executioner of women in the world; unrestrained use of the death penalty; relentless persecution of ethnic, religious and sexual minorities; destabilising strategies in the region; host of al-Qaeda leadership; and now Ebrahim Raisi elected as president – someone under shocking and well-grounded allegations of human rights violations so serious that the UN investigator on human rights in Iran has called for a thorough investigation on the massacre of 1988 and Raisi’s involvement in it. Raisi’s election should end the delusion about the existence of so-called moderates having any role within the Iranian regime. By supporting Djalali, we support the people of Iran, because there is a new Iran that is struggling to emerge, and committed to embrace the democratic principles of governance. So let’s make every diplomatic effort within our reach, as we are supposed to do. But let’s not forget the struggle for democracy, separation of state and religion, gender equality, respect and protection of the rights of minorities. While we urge the Iranian authorities to free Djalali, we should ask how many Djalalis, whether they are European citizens or not, remain locked up in Iranian prisons. And how many of them will be killed unless we strengthen our response to Iran’s autocracy and its determination to prevail over the suffering of its people.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Kathleen Van Brempt
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: NL

De heer Djalali is een burger van de Europese Unie. Hij is verbonden met de Belgische, de Zweedse en de Italiaanse samenleving, hij is professor aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel, en zijn veiligheid is onze verantwoordelijkheid. En dat moeten we heel duidelijk laten voelen aan het Iraanse regime. Niet enkel met een telefoontje hier of daar. Als de heer Djalali niet wordt overgebracht naar zijn familie in Europa, dan moeten er repercussies komen. Doen we dat niet, dan zeggen we eigenlijk dat het oké is om Europese burgers ter dood te veroordelen. Het Europees Parlement verwacht daarom kordate actie van de Commissie en de Raad.  En zoals mijn fijne collega Hilde zei: “Free Djalali!”
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Frédérique Ries
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: FR

Malgré nos appels répétés, les exécutions d’opposants politiques se multiplient, cela a été dit. Et l’élection, il y a trois semaines, de l’ultraconservateur Ebrahim Raïssi, qui a du sang sur les mains, fait craindre le pire. S’il existe aujourd’hui une fenêtre d’opportunité pour faire sortir de prison le docteur Djalali, l’Union européenne doit la saisir, et vite, quitte à faire appel effectivement à des pays médiateurs: l’Égypte, le Qatar ou la Turquie, pourquoi pas? Nous le devons à son épouse, Vida Mehrannia, que nous sommes quelques-uns à avoir rencontrée au Parlement européen il y a trois ans. Nous le devons à ses enfants, qui sont privés de leur papa depuis beaucoup trop longtemps. Free Djalali!
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Jakop G. Dalunde
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: SV

EU:s företrädare måste också vara tydliga med att nya förhandlingar om kärnenergiavtalet bara kan komma till stånd om Iran visar en sådan välvilja. Det är dags att skicka en skarp signal om vad som krävs för att komma någonvart i den processen. Förtroendet är förverkat. Så länge europeiska medborgare sitter olagligt fängslade i Iran kan våra relationer inte förbättras. Så länge Iran fortsätter att utdöma dödsstraff och fängsla politiska aktivister så kan vi aldrig normalisera våra relationer med Iran. Frige Ahmadreza Djalali.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Marco Campomenosi
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Infatti il tema è che è in gioco anche la nostra credibilità. Occorre certo votare delle risoluzioni dure come quella che voteremo oggi, che condivido. Condivido nel suo passaggio essenziale, che è quello in cui si chiede un rilascio senza alcuna condizione, perché la vicenda è assurda.  Ahmadreza Djalali non merita il trattamento, non lo merita nessun uomo, anche gli uomini che fossero colpevoli di nefandezze, e lui non lo merita perché dev'essere un uomo libero, arrestato, torturato, condannato a morte da quattro anni prosegue questo stillicidio. In una situazione in cui però io vedo un'esitazione da parte delle istituzioni europee e dei governi, perché c'è anche una loro responsabilità, in un'escalation che vede secondo me un passaggio a un regime ancora più duro, perché il nuovo presidente Raisi è stato protagonista in prima linea di condanne a morte per oppositori nel cosiddetto  Insomma credo che, per le minoranze e per gli oppositori, la situazione sarà ancora più complicata. Chiedo che la Commissione europea si rapporti un po' di più con gli Stati Uniti su questa vicenda perché credo che sarà insieme a loro che dovremo trovare una soluzione, a partire da quell'accordo sul nucleare in cui io non credo e che credo sia difficilmente sostenibile ulteriormente.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: NL

Ik ben echt geschokt door de wrede mishandeling van dr. Djalali door de Iraanse autoriteiten. De EU zou meer moeten doen dan alleen maar verklaringen afleggen waarin ze haar zorgen uit of diep verontrust is. De tijd van diplomatieke taal lijkt me voorbij. Hij zit al vijf jaar opgesloten, ver van zijn familie. En gedurende deze vijf jaar heeft de EU niets bereikt. De klok tikt en elke dag kan zijn laatste zijn. De EU moet nu handelen, anders zal ze heel snel een van haar burgers verliezen. Maar hiermee zou zij ook de boodschap verspreiden: “Wij zijn de EU en wij kunnen u niet beschermen.” Zoiets zeggen tegen onze burgers, dat kan niet!
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: GA

A Uachtaráin, gearrtar pionós an bháis ar níos mó daoine  Faoi láthair, tá an Dochtúir Djalali, gurb as an tSualainn agus an Iaráin dó, i bpríosún ag fanacht go dtí go gcuirtear chun báis é — cé nach raibh triail chothrom aige agus go bhfuil fianaise ann gur dheineadh é a chéasadh chun admháil a bhaint as. Impím ar údaráis na hIaráine deireadh a chur le pionós an bháis, an Doctúir Djalali a ligean saor, agus na bagairtí báis atá á ndéanamh acu i dtreo a chlann a stopadh. I mí na Nollag seo caite, d’impíomar anseo sa Pharlaimint, ar údaráis na hIaráine buaiteoir an Duais Sakharov, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a ligean saor ón bpríosún. Ar mhí-ámharaí an tsaoil, níor tháinig feabhas ar an scéal go dtí seo ach oiread. Tá sé in am don Iaráin teacht ar réiteach dearfach féaráilte trí chás an dochtúra — agus é agus Nasrin a ligean saor. Lig Djalali soar. Lig Djalali saor.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: EN

Madam President, Ahmadreza Djalali is a dual Swedish—Iranian citizen, therefore a European citizen, who is planned to be executed after an unfair trial after fake accusations of espionage. Arbitrary detentions of foreign nationals by Iran and other regimes is becoming common and we need also, I think, international action against arbitrary detention of foreign nationals.  In this particular case, Europe cannot allow the execution of Professor Djalali, a scholar who has devoted his life to advanced emergency medicine for the benefit of all. So I would like to join in everyone’s demand for the immediate release of Professor Djalali.  Europe is the world beacon of human rights. We have a duty to mobilise all our political capital to save Professor Djalali. Europe has the tools, with the Navalny Act. The assets of all Iranian officials and entities involved in this arbitrary detention should be frozen. I want to tell the Iranian authorities and the newly—elected president that political executions are never a sign of strength, but the opposite.  Professor Djalali, we are doing everything it takes to bring justice to you and to bring you home. Free Djalali!
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Silvia Sardone
Political group: ID
Country: Austria
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, fino a quando sopporteremo le reiterate violazioni di diritti umani da parte della Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran?  L'Iran reprime duramente i diritti di libertà di espressione, di libertà di associazione e riunione. Le forze di sicurezza hanno fatto un uso illegale della forza per reprimere le proteste. Le autorità continuano a detenere centinaia di manifestanti dissidenti e semplicemente difensori dei diritti umani e ne hanno condannati molti alla reclusione, alla fustigazione e ad altre torture, finanche alle amputazioni.  Le donne subiscono una discriminazione radicata e violenta, sparizioni forzate, torture e altri maltrattamenti sono sistemici. Il diritto al giusto processo non esiste. La pena di morte è usata come arma di repressione politica. Sono state effettuate esecuzioni a ragazzi che non avevano nemmeno diciotto anni al momento del reato.  La vicenda di Djalali è drammatica. Il ricercatore iraniano-svedese è stato condannato a morte per un'accusa assurda di spionaggio. Detenuto ingiustamente, torturato, messo in isolamento e costretto a non avere cure mediche, sottoposto a un processo definito da osservatori internazionali gravemente ingiusto. La condanna a morte e la sua imminente esecuzione sono atti inconcepibili che dovrebbero essere condannati con la massima fermezza dalla comunità internazionale. Eppure qua non si fa nulla.  Il regime islamico dell'Iran continua a commettere crimini contro l'umanità spesso giustificandoli con motivazioni religiose. Fino a quando l'Europa starà in silenzio? Fino a quando continueremo a stare in silenzio? Ammesso che qualcuno davvero pensi che con una risoluzione si possa risolvere qualcosa.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Anna Fotyga
Political group: ECR
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Madam President, I participated in the gathering of the Iranian opposition in Paris that was endangered by bombing and yes, for many years I appealed in vain to the Islamic Republic of Iran to free all prisoners of conscience, and in particular to stop the death penalty. Dr Ahmadreza Djalali is most probably, along with Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Sakharov Prize laureate, the most prominent of prisoners – in very bad shape, tortured and accused on the basis of false accusations.  Yes, free Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, but free all people imprisoned in Iran and stop the war against Iranian society!
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Maria Arena
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, on l’a dit, l’Iran est le pays qui exécute le plus par habitant, et ce n’est pas l’élection de monsieur Raïssi qui nous donnera des gages d’assouplissement de la situation. Il est donc important de donner des messages forts de la part de l’Union européenne. Déjà en 2019, nous avions voté une résolution demandant la libération des prisonniers d’opinion. En décembre 2020, dans une autre résolution appelant à la libération de Nasrin Sotoudeh, nous demandions déjà de renoncer à l’exécution de M. Djalali et demandions sa libération. Aujourd’hui, M. Djalali et Nasrin Sotoudeh sont toujours en prison, comme des milliers d’autres opposants politiques en Iran. Je lirai quelques mots que Nasrin Sotoudeh a écrits de la prison. Elle dit: «Je demande au gouvernement de mettre fin à l’animosité de l’Iran envers le monde, de regarder le monde à travers les yeux de la paix et de faire confiance à la vie et aux êtres humains. Je demande aux militants des droits de l’homme de nous aider dans nos efforts de paix en Iran.» C’est ce que nous devons faire en tant qu’Européens, en tant que militants des droits de l’homme. C’est à cet appel urgent que nous répondrons, que nous devons répondre, avec fermeté à l’égard du gouvernement iranien, avec tous les outils qui sont à notre disposition. Free Djalali et free tous les autres opposants politiques aujourd’hui en Iran!
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Niespełna trzy tygodnie temu został wybrany nowy prezydent państwa, które, przypomnę, nazywa się Islamska Republika Iranu. Ebrahim Raisi był współodpowiedzialny za to, co stało się przed 33 laty – masakra 3 tysięcy więźniów politycznych. No i dzisiaj jest głową państwa. Myślę, że także o tym trzeba głośno mówić, bo to pokazuje szerszy kontekst.  Cieszę się, że tutaj jesteśmy zjednoczeni od prawa do lewa w słusznej sprawie. Domaganie się uwolnienia pana doktora jest czymś naturalnym i oczywistym, czymś ważnym, ale też musimy pamiętać, że tu nie chodzi tylko o jedną osobę. Tu chodzi o prawa kobiet, tu chodzi o skazywanie ludzi w kraju, w którym liczba wyroków śmierci jest jedną z najwyższych, jeżeli nie najwyższą na świecie. Dobrze, że w tej sprawie mówimy jednym głosem.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: SV

Fru talman! Kollegor. När fundamentalism och extremism får styra blir demokratin, yttrandefriheten, pressfriheten, jämställdheten och oliktänkande fienden. Regimen i Iran visar gång på gång på just detta. Iran har flest avrättningar i världen per invånare.  Svensk-iranske Ahmadreza Djalali och andra samvetsfångar måste omedelbart frisläppas. Det är bra att EU har, bland annat, förlängt tidigare åtgärder som förbud av export av teknik som skulle kunna användas i syfte att avlyssna och på andra sätt förtrycka oppositionella oliktänkande. Det är också bra att EU:s nya globala sanktionsmekanism nu har använts mot åtta personer och tre enheter. Det innebär att 89 personer och fyra enheter nu är sanktionerade på grund av brott mot mänskliga rättigheter de senaste åren. Men det är inte acceptabelt att ingen medlemsstat i EU har, sedan vår senaste diskussion förra året om läget i Iran, fått träffa sina medborgare som på helt godtyckliga grunder har berövats sin frihet. Många av dem riskerar till och med att berövas sitt liv. Om inte Ahmadreza Djalali och alla andra samvetsfångar omedelbart frisläpps ska inte en enda representant från den iranska regimen kunna sätta sin fot i vår union.
Debate: The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Mairead McGuinness
Language: EN

The European Union has a long—standing and clear position on Iran’s distressing practice of arbitrarily detaining EU—Iranian dual nationals. No individual should be used as a pawn. The EU is following the case of Swedish—Iranian national Dr Ahmadreza Djalali very closely since his detention in Iran in April of 2016, where he subsequently received a death sentence.  Iran executes more than 200 individuals every year, including juvenile offenders, dissidents and protestors. Our position is well known. The EU strongly opposes the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances and aims at its universal abolition. As part of its commitment to address all issues of concern with Iran, the EU continues to urge the Iranian authorities to pursue a consistent policy towards the abolition of capital punishment, which represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. Moreover, it is imperative for the Iranian authorities to uphold the due process rights of accused individuals and to stop the practice of televised confessions.  As part of the bilateral engagement with Iran, the EU also calls on the Iranian authorities to ensure that no individual is detained arbitrarily and that those who are under any form of detention or imprisonment are not subject to any form of mistreatment. The HR / VP and the External Action Service continue to use every opportunity to advocate for Dr Ahmadreza Djalali’s release in the dialogue at all levels with the Iranian authorities.  We also maintain close coordination with the Swedish Government and other EU Member States as part of a coordinated EU action. We welcomed the decision of the Iranian authorities to move Dr Djalali out of solitary confinement in April this year, after more than 20 weeks. However, as the death sentence still stands, we have strengthened the coordination with the Swedish authorities and the EU Member States with embassies on the ground in Iran. Dr Djalali’s permanent release remains a driver of EU action and we will continue to work towards achieving his release by taking all available EU tools, including sanctions, into account. In this spirit, and in full consistency with the EU’s comprehensive policy towards Iran, we will continue to call for the release of all EU—Iranian dual nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran so they can be reunited with their families.
Debate: Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Country: Spain
Language: EN

As countless millions across Europe, and indeed the world, longed for freedom, so do the people of Hong Kong today. As President Ronald Reagan said: ‘In the communist world men’s instinctive desire for freedom and self-determination suffers again and again.’ The people of Hong Kong prize their freedoms and liberties and I admire their boldness and determination. They cherished the high degree of autonomy which, just 24 years ago, the Chinese Communist Party had pledged to uphold. The CCP has reneged on the promises to the people of Hong Kong and it has reneged on its international obligations. Across mainland China, and now in Hong Kong, it has imposed a cruel regime which is growing more oppressive every day. The UK Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, in their latest report on the human rights situation in China, noted that the darkness deepens. The CCP is engaging in the worst human rights abuses since the Tiananmen Square massacre. The free world cannot stand by and so, on the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, in words and in deeds, let us send a strong message that we stand with the people of Hong Kong. We stand with all victims of CCP terror and oppression and with freedom-loving people everywhere. We cannot remain silent or pretend that what is happening in Hong Kong or across mainland China does not concern us. Today, in the interconnected world, we have a moral obligation to do our utmost for the people across the world and at least make them free to determine their own destiny.
Debate: Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Evelyne Gebhardt
Language: DE

Allerdings wird die erzwungene Schließung von Apple Daily als weiterer dunkler Meilenstein im fortschreitenden Abbau der Hongkonger Demokratie in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen. Die Medienfreiheit ist ein Grundpfeiler einer Lebensweise, unserer Gesellschaft, der Demokratie. Ohne Pressefreiheit haben wir keine Freiheiten für die Bürger und Bürgerinnen. Ohne Pressefreiheit haben wir keine Informationen, auf die wir uns stützen können, damit wir die Informationen, die wir brauchen, um richtige, gute Entscheidungen zu treffen, auch tatsächlich haben. Ja, ich begrüße den heutigen überparteilichen Beschluss, und ich hoffe sehr und erwarte, dass wir eine sehr große Mehrheit erhalten werden. Die Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union müssen unverzüglich Sanktionen gegen die verantwortlichen Personen in der Verwaltung Hongkongs und auf dem Festland Chinas erlassen und der demokratischen Bewegung in Hongkong den Rücken stärken. Der Schutz von Journalistinnen und Journalisten und Demokratinnen und Demokraten muss hohe Priorität genießen. Deshalb fordern wir die Mitgliedstaaten auf, auch Notfallvisen auszustellen, um deren Schutz zu gewährleisten. Ja, wir fordern auch dazu auf, diplomatische Besuche der Olympischen Winterspiele 2022 in Peking abzulehnen, wenn sich die Menschenrechtslage nicht signifikant verbessert. Leider müssen wir das immer noch und immer wieder einfordern.
Debate: Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Engin Eroglu
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die erzwungene Schließung von  Und was mir sehr wichtig war, auch der politische diplomatische Boykott der Olympischen Spiele. Wir dürfen uns hier nicht zum Symbol der Kommunisten machen und dürfen aus meiner Sicht auch nicht nach China reisen. Und ich wünsche unseren Olympiateilnehmern aus der Europäischen Union viel Erfolg bei den Spielen. Wir sind hier heute im Haus hoffentlich einig und entschlossen und werden ein großes Signal nach China zeigen. Wir dürfen unseren Worten jetzt auch Taten folgen lassen. Es ist enorm wichtig, dass wir der Kommunistischen Partei zeigen: Es gibt Grenzen, und die sind mit uns hier erreicht. Wir werden nicht mehr aufhören, über diese Themen hier in diesem Haus zu sprechen, solange die Hongkonger um ihre Freiheit kämpfen müssen.
Debate: Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Reinhard Bütikofer
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Today, we can – we must – say that free media are a thing of the past with the closure of  The European Parliament speaks up. It does so today, and it will do so in the future. But we will need some more voices from Member States’ capitals to join the chorus. Human rights stand at the centre of European foreign policy, not just for the European Parliament. That’s why we also call on political leaders to refrain from accepting invitations to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing unless the situation changes fundamentally.
Debate: Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Anna Fotyga
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

We stand by the people of Hong Kong. It is our particular responsibility. I’m really happy that the European Parliament is able to adopt the comprehensive resolution, acknowledging many facts that are needed by the public opinion of the whole of Europe in order to create proper policies, foreign policies. I also join my colleagues in appealing to the EU and EU Member States’ diplomacies to decline invitations to participate in the events of 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Debate: Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
Date: THURSDAY, 8 JULY 2021
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Esta Resolución, en nuestra opinión, es una nueva excusa para echar más gasolina en esta nueva versión de la guerra fría anunciada sin ambages por los Estados Unidos. Si este Parlamento manifestase esa misma preocupación por hechos de este tipo cuando son los países amigos de la UE los que los realizan, entonces podríamos empezar a creérnosla. Mientras tanto, esto no es más que una nueva injerencia burda contra un Estado soberano, que, sin duda, nos servirá para que los Estados Unidos nos den una palmadita en la espalda, pero que, desde luego, a los trabajadores, a las empresas de los países miembros de la Unión Europea solo les va a generar pérdidas. Una vez más, insisto: dejemos la subordinación a los Estados Unidos y relacionémonos con los otros Estados con una vocación inequívoca de cooperación horizontal, respeto a la soberanía y beneficio mutuo.