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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Lawmakers Adopt Resolution to Sanction those Responsible for Amini’s Death in Iran

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

European Union lawmakers adopted a resolution Thursday calling for sanctions against those responsible for the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, and Tehran’s subsequent crackdown on anti-government protests.

The resolution, adopted by a show of hands, urges the 27-nation bloc to sanction Iranian officials and called for an investigation into Amini’s death.

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