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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU, UK, France Summon Iran Envoys to Voice Outrage at Executions

Protesters carry a banner reading "woman, life, freedom" in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a rally to commemorate the victims of the Iranian regime in Berlin, Germany, 08 January 2023. (EPA)

The European Union summoned Iran's ambassador to the bloc on Monday and told him it was appalled by the executions at the weekend of two Iranians arrested in the course of a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in the country. 

Stefano Sannino, secretary-general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), reiterated the EU's outrage to the ambassador, Hossein Dehghani, the EEAS said in a statement. 

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