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Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran

Effect
Adopted
Result
486 for · 8 against · 29 abstained roll call
Date
19 June 2025, 13:01–13:03
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0286
Dossier
2025/2753(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
13 votes · 5 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting
Thursday 19 June 2025
Final vote
177602
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 486 for, 8 against, 29 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (1 adopted, 1 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 19Against 1Abst. 4No vote 22 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.69
GreensFor 44Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 103Against 0Abst. 0No vote 33 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 55Against 1Abst. 0No vote 19 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
EPPFor 133Against 0Abst. 0No vote 55 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 55Against 0Abst. 2No vote 22 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.95
PatriotsFor 56Against 0Abst. 3No vote 26 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
ESNFor 15Against 2Abst. 7No vote 3 of 27Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.44
No groupFor 6Against 4Abst. 13No vote 7 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 11

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria150051.00
Belgium160150.91
Bulgaria110150.88
Cyprus1014—
Czechia150061.00
Germany6316260.85
Denmark130110.89
Estonia7000—
Spain4101180.96
Finland9006—
France6211170.95
Greece523110.25
Croatia100021.00
Hungary61014—
Ireland100220.75
Italy4510300.97
Lithuania100011.00
Luxembourg3003—
Latvia6003—
Malta4002—
Netherlands250061.00
Poland381590.80
Portugal170041.00
Romania2101110.93
Sweden180031.00
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia71610.25

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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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
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches119 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches218 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriotsSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenewSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&DSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreensSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenewSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECRSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe LeftSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPPSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPPSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&DSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sebastiaan STÖTELER NetherlandsPatriotsSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPPSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPPSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches118 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For

All votes on this decision, 13

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 1 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0284/2025/REV1 – § 4 – Am 1 Roll call248 for, 195 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
3Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B10-0284/2025/REV1 – § 6/2 Part voted on: ‘and the EU’s full support and increase support for civil society organisations;’Roll call411 for, 51 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
3Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B10-0284/2025/REV1 – § 6/2 Part voted on: ‘and the EU’s full support and increase support for civil society organisations;’Roll call411 for, 51 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0284/2025/REV1 – After § 5 – Am 10 Roll call168 for, 312 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
5paragraphs, recitals — Ams 2-9 11-13 RC-B10-0284/2025/REV1 – paragraphs, recitals – Ams 2-9 11-13 Roll call146 for, 352 against, 25 abstained Rejected
6Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0284/2025/REV1 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call486 for, 8 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew, Patriots
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0280/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0284/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0285/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0286/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0296/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0299/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0300/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots · split votes by Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0286

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian researcher detained in Iran since 2016 and sentenced to death on espionage charges.

The text calls on Iran to release him immediately and unconditionally, and demands that his rights, including medical care and family access, be protected.

It also urges the Council to expand EU sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

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The resolution condemns Iran's detention of Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian academic, and calls for his immediate release, urging Iran to protect his rights and provide medical care.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2753(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran

Parliament adopted the text on 19 June 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 19 June 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 12 connections: Running issue: Iran · Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

Running issue: Iran

Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/2
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
5 October 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran”. Decision, 19 June 2025. votingId 177602, document B-10-2025-0286, reference 2025/2753(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/2 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 June 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 June 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-06-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-06-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-06-19-2,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-06-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/2}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/2},
  urldate = {2026-10-05},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 177602, document B-10-2025-0286, reference 2025/2753(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-06-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}