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"en.20121122.35.4-425-000"2
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"Mr President, the recent death of the Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti illustrates the tragic state of human rights in that country. In this Parliament, we have repeatedly denounced human rights violations in Iran. Indeed, human rights activists – journalists, bloggers, artists, students, lawyers, union members – are regularly subjected to government pressure and live under the constant threat of ending up in Iranian prisons.
That was the fate of Mr Beheshti, whose bravery in denouncing the abuses of the Iranian regime led to his death in prison. According to several sources, he died as a result of torture. Knowing Iran’s record of prison deaths, this conclusion is justified. Nevertheless, we must insist that the parties responsible for his death are punished.
On behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), which supported the candidacy of Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi for the Sakharov Prize, I wish to conclude by calling for their immediate release."@en1
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