Brussels 06.08.2024 Gholamreza Resaei was executed on Tuesday by Iranian authorities, after being arrested and sentenced to death in connection with the 2022 protests in Iran. “The European Union condemns in the strongest term the use of capital punishment as a response to domestic dissent. The EU urges the Iranian authorities to immediately end the…
Tag: Human Rights
Turkmenistan: historic ban of hijab
Brussels 20.06.2024 Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon approved a new law aimed at regulating the issue of wearing the hijab in the country. According to information provided by Asia-Plus agency, the law introduces a ban on wearing clothing that is considered “alien” to the traditions of Tajikistan. The press service of the head of state reported….
Borrell “takes note” of State of Palestine recognition
Brussels 22.05.2024 In the end of a long and turbulent day, the head of the European diplomacy “I take note of today’s announcement by 2 EU Member States -Ireland and Spain- and by Norway on the recognition of the State of Palestine” wrote Josep Borrell on his Twitter page, commenting the other Tweet of his…
EU appalled by World Central Kitchen incident
Brussels 03.04.2024 “The killing by the Israeli Defence Forces of seven members of a humanitarian team of World Central Kitchen, while they were travelling to deliver food to the most vulnerable in Gaza, is appalling” reads the Joint Statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič. (Photo above:…
Russia: EU appalled by Orlov sentence
Strasbourg 27.02.2024 “The European Union is appalled by the sentencing of Oleg Orlov, a prominent human rights defender and co-chair of renowned human rights organisation “Memorial”, to two and a half years in prison on politically motivated charges” the press release reads. “Orlov had committed no crime or offence, he has exercised his Constitutional right…
MEPs demand release of Falun Gong followers
Strasbourg 18.01.2024 The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights issues in China, Sudan and Tajikistan. The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande: MEPs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Mr Ding Yuande and all Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned. They strongly condemn the persecution of…
Belarus: death of Klimovich in prison
The European Union learnt with dismay and sadness that political prisoner of the Lukashenko regime in Belarus Mikalai Klimovich has died in the Vitebsk prison colony no. 3 last week. He was sentenced to a year in prison for posting a caricature depicting Alexander Lukashenko on a social network. He had a serious heart condition…
Borrell on Russia human rights violations
Brussels 11.03.2023 “Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine is accompanied by ever increasing oppression at home. The expansion of oppressive legislation, the absence of the rule of law, political misuse of judiciary, state-sponsored wartime propaganda and disproportionate use of force by Russian authorities against any sign of opposing views leave no space for pluralistic…
EU-China: 38th Human Rights Dialogue
Brussels 18.02.2023 The 38th session of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue was held in Brussels on 17 February 2023. The EU and China welcomed the re-opening of this dedicated channel of communication on human rights issues during President Michel’s visit to China on 1 December 2022, the European External Action Service press realise reads. 🇨🇳China:…
EEAS: Sannino summons Iran Ambassador
Brussels 11.01.2023 Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Stefano Sannino summoned today, on behalf of the High Representative, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the European Union Hossein Dehghani to reiterate the European Union’s strong appalment over the execution on 7 January of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini…