The European Parliament today (Thursday) approved the text of a resolution calling on the member states to add Iran's Revolutionary Guards to the Union's list of terrorist organizations. Also, with a clear majority, the members of parliament voted in favor of extending the sanctions against the Islamic Republic and condemned the killing of the demonstrators in recent months.
"We call on all member states to add the Revolutionary Guards to the terrorist list."
The European Parliament (illustration), photo: AFP
"Prohibit any economic activity"
"We call on the Council and the member states to add the Revolutionary Guards and its subsidiary forces, including the paramilitary Basij militia and the Quds Force, to the European Union's terrorist list, and to prohibit any economic and financial activity involving businesses and commercial activities related to the Revolutionary Guards," reads the text of the resolution approved on Thursday afternoon .
The EU Parliament has approved #Iran Resolution with overwhelming majority, asking to
▶️ add IRGC to terror list and expand other sanctions
▶️ support protesters in Iran and protect diaspora
Here the text we voted on: https://t.co/q3gSYjzCPP
— Hannah Neumann (@HNeumannMEP) January 19, 2023
The decision - a response to the protests
In addition, the European Parliament "calls on the Union and its member states, in cooperation with like-minded partners, to encourage in every country where the Revolutionary Guards deploy military, economic or informational operations - to sever and outlaw ties with the Revolutionary Guards."
Her death ignited a wave of protest.
Activist Mehsa Amini on street graffiti in Australia (archive), photo: IPA
This is a response to the demonstrations that began on September 16 following the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, who was killed by the modesty guards after she did not cover her upper body with the traditional hijab.
The young woman's death ignited a wave of protest against the regime, which refuses to surrender despite the heavy-handed policy of suppressing the demonstrations, measures that include intense and violent imprisonments and the execution of demonstrators.
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