The verdict was issued by a court headed by Abolqasem Salavati, a notorious judge infamous for imposing severe punishments on individuals perceived as a threat to the Islamic Republic.
Despite a brutal crackdown by security forces, the province of Sistan-Baluchistan has witnessed protests weekly after Friday prayers since late September.
• Iranian authorities must end crackdown on their own citizens • Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi should be added to the sanctions list • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should be added to the EU terrorist list
Press Releases The European Parliament January 19, 2023
Belgium and Olivier Vandecasteele’s family insist he is innocent, effectively held as a hostage in Tehran’s efforts to force Belgium to release an Iranian agent convicted of terrorism.
The resolution calls for the international community to speak out against the Iranian regime’s human rights violations and additional coordinated sanctions.