Iran
The cycle of violence in the Middle East is escalating. What’s happening, what role Europe must play now, and what lies ahead.
I became the target of an Iranian cyberattack in March. Now, the European Parliament has officially confirmed the incident. Here's what has happened since:
The Iranian regime targeted me and my office in the European Parliament with a cyber attack. These attacks are meant to silence critics – that’s exactly why I’m speaking out now:
In 2024 alone, the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out 975 executions – and it hasn’t stopped. Here's how we can put pressure on the regime now:
The Iranian regime's transnational repression in Europe is becoming a growing threat. This was the focus of the latest meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the People of Iran.
Despite brutal attacks on her family, human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh continues her fight for justice.
In Iran, courage is punished with death. Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi risked their lives to help others. Now they face execution. Not as an isolated case, but as part of a targeted crackdown on women and the Kurdish community.
The case of Ahoo Daryaie shows how the Iranian regime defames women as mentally ill simply because they bravely stand up for their freedom. This is the European Parliament's position in this regard:
The case of Jamshid Sharmahd shows that we need a resolute Iran policy which puts human rights and democracy above economic interests. What this means:
An increasing number of authoritarian regimes are using these methods to persecute dissidents abroad. A particularly striking example is Iran.
We urgently need to work on a Plan B: a regional security architecture that deals with the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and prepares for new attacks by the Iranian regime.
The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize 2023 to Jina Mahsa Amini (posthumously) and the Woman Life Freedom movement. Now it is time to follow up words with actions.
