Women
More than 700,000 Afghans have already been deported from Iran in 2025 – many of them without documents, without protection, directly into the hands of the Taliban. A violation of international law.
Digital technologies know no borders, and authoritarian regimes are using them to persecute women activists in exile. At an event with Citizen Lab, I presented an alarming new study and made it clear that the EU must take action. With protection, visibility and political consistency.
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 European Parliament adopted a resolution on Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law.