EU lawmaker warns world is overlooking Iranians' human rights amid war and diplomacy
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European Parliament security and defense committee chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said on Saturday that the human rights of Iranians were being overlooked as international…
European Parliament security and defense committee chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said on Saturday that the human rights of Iranians were being overlooked as international attention shifted toward nuclear negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz.
"The world is negotiating over the nuclear issue and now also over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of its enormous consequences for the global economy," she said at a ceremony honoring the Iranian people in Frankfurt. "But hardly anyone is talking about the people in Iran anymore."
The German lawmaker called for stronger European action against the Islamic Republic, including freezing assets belonging to the Revolutionary Guards and their officials and imposing sanctions on security personnel, judges and prison authorities involved in repression.
"Anyone negotiating with Tehran must never, under any circumstances, leave human rights…
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