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Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani

Effect
Adopted
Result
show of hands — no count
Date
3 April 2025, 13:21–13:22
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0220
Dossier
2025/2628(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
11 votes · 4 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by
ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 3 April 2025
Final vote
174900
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Votes on this decision

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Show of hands — no count

Adopted.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (3 adopted, 1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&DSpeeches23 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches22 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the groupno roll call
Evin INCIR SwedenS&DSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreensSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECRSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenewSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPPSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriotsSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&DSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the groupno roll call
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriotsSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPPSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the groupno roll call

All votes on this decision, 11

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0220/2025 - Après le § 4 - Am 4 Roll call180 for, 404 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
2Amendment 2 to paragraph 8 RC-B10-0220/2025 - § 8 - Am 2 Roll call378 for, 182 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Amendment 3, adding text after recital B RC-B10-0220/2025 - Après le considérant B - Am 3 Roll call272 for, 264 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 2 to paragraph 8 RC-B10-0220/2025 - § 8 - Am 2 Roll call378 for, 182 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Amendment 3, adding text after recital B RC-B10-0220/2025 - Après le considérant B - Am 3 Roll call272 for, 264 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 1, adding text after recital C RC-B10-0220/2025 - Après le considérant C - Am 1 Roll call424 for, 54 against, 120 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
5Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Show of hands Adopted
6Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0220/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0222/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0224/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0225/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0226/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0228/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by ECR, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0220

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the surge in executions in Iran and the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani.

It calls on Iran to revoke the death sentences, annul convictions, release political prisoners, and review cases under international human rights law.

Parliament also urges Iran to halt executions, grant access to families and lawyers, and support UN human rights mechanisms.

It calls on the EU and member states to sanction perpetrators, investigate officials, and assist Iranian civil society and refugees.

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This resolution condemns the surge in executions in Iran and calls for the revocation of death sentences for activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, as well as for all political prisoners.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2628(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 3 April 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 3 April 2025 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 6 connections: Running issue: Iran

Running issue: Iran

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/6
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani”. Decision, 3 April 2025. votingId 174900, document B-10-2025-0220, reference 2025/2628(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/6 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 3 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-04-03/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-04-03-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-04-03},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 174900, document B-10-2025-0220, reference 2025/2628(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03 (CC BY 4.0)}
}