Condemning the Iranian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentences against activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, “detained under inhumane conditions and subjected to unfair trials”, the European Parliament, on Thursday 3 April, called for their release and that of all prisoners currently on death row for political activism in Iran.
In the resolution they adopted, MEPs condemn the “unprecedented rise in executions” and the systematic targeting of human rights...