22
Nov
2022
EU response to the increasing crackdown on protests in Iran (debate)
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the news coming from Iran is terrible and frightening: More than 300 people have died, including 40 children, 14,000 arrests and at least six death sentences. Many of the women who started the protests are in prison, detained in atrocious conditions, victims of torture and rape. Yet the courage of women, young people, workers, many Iranians does not stop and …