5 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2010/2050(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 7 October on the World Day against the Death Penalty,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Iran still retains the death penalty and is one of the three countries in the world where most executions are carried out; whereas Iran holds the record for the highest number of juvenile offenders executed; whereas Iran still applies the death penalty by stoning, which runs contrary to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is horrified by the fact that shooting into demonstrating crowds was considered acceptable by the security forces from the night of 15 June 2009 on, as shown in video footage; is deeply concerned by the widening of the repression one year after the popular uprising in Iran, including reports of arbitrary arrests, torture, ill- treatment and executions of political dissidents; condemns the efforts of the Iranian Government to silence all political opposition, as well as its attempts to avoid all international scrutiny of the violations that occurred during the post- election unrest; urges the EU institutions to present to the Iranian authorities a detailed list of all known incidents/violent actions against Iranian civilians in the aftermath of the election and insist that there be an honest judicial investigation;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. SIs deeply concerned by the situation concerning freedom of expression in Iran, where journalists and bloggers are imprisoned and subjected to mistreatment and abuse for expressing critical views; stresses the importance of Iran's "blogosphere" for a better European understanding of the dynamics at play within the Iranian political system, and therefore strongly encourages European media outlets to create a consortium of trusted Iranian bloggers to report regularly on events in Iran, and thus facilitate the analysis of their long-term implications, with full EU-backing;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls its firm opposition to the death penalty and calls on the Iranian authorities, in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolutions 62/149 and 63/138, to institute a moratorium on executions pending the abolition of the death penalty; underlines the fact that EU institutions need to exert constant pressure on Iran in this respect;