06/10/2022 16:34 (act 06/10/2022 16:34)
“Stop Killing Us”: Women around the world are protesting for their sisters in Iran. ©Portal
The European Parliament condemned the violence against protests critical of the system in Iran and called for punishment for the “killers” of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
A majority of lawmakers agreed to a corresponding resolution on Thursday, as announced by parliament.
Security forces involved in the violence against the demonstrations must also be punished. MEPs also called for an impartial investigation into Amini’s death and allegations of torture and ill-treatment by an independent body.
Police deny accusation
The trigger for the ongoing demonstrations in Iran was Amini’s death in mid-September. The moral police arrested her because of her alleged “anti-Islamic clothing”. She fell into a coma and died in a hospital on September 16. The police deny the use of violence.
Abuse
Parliament speaks of ill-treatment during detention. The draft resolution said that eyewitnesses saw Amini being beaten by the police. Since the young woman’s death, thousands of people have been demonstrating across the country against the government and the conservative Islamic system. The president of the Iranian delegation to the European Parliament, Cornelia Ernst, said: “We will never stop supporting protests like the one in Iran wholeheartedly because they are fair.”
cut hair
As the EU Parliament debated the protests on Tuesday, Swedish MEP Abir Al-Sahlani cut his hair from the pulpit in solidarity with women in Iran. She had previously said that there was blood on the hands of those in power in Iran. 50 famous French actresses and singers also cut their hair in solidarity.