On Sunday 25 September, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, on behalf of the EU, described as “unjustifiable” and “unacceptable” the widespread and “disproportionate” use of force by the Iranian authorities against protesters expressing their anger at the “killing” of Mahsa Amini while in detention (see EUROPE B13025A28).
The EU and its Member States “urge” Tehran to respect the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,...