House of Commons – Sept. 12, 2023

Calling for a free and democratic Iran

Proposed Motion - 33 signatures

Content

That this House is deeply concerned by the ongoing crackdown on peaceful protesters by the regime of Iran, which continues to execute dissidents with total impunity and which is also trying to export its reign of terror abroad, including by targeting dissidents living in Europe with terrorist attacks; condemns illegal efforts by Iran to compel European countries to restrict the human rights of its opponents; calls on the government of Albania in particular to uphold the rights of members of the Iranian opposition PMOI (MEK) at Ashraf-3, under the European Convention on Human Rights, the 1951 Refugee Convention and international law as stipulated in the Albanian Prime Minister's 2016 letter to the Vice-President European Parliament; reiterates that MEK members at Ashraf-3 have the right to political activity and that this right is guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of which Albania is a state party; and calls on His Majesty’s Government to declare its solidarity with Iran’s democratic opposition and to support international accountability efforts for the perpetrators of human rights violations in Iran, including for the 1988 massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners and the deadly crackdown on current-day protesters.

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Uin With Amendment Suffix 1608

Party Breakdown

Party Count
Labour 16
Liberal Democrat 6
Conservative 4
DUP 2
Scottish National Party 2
Alba 1
Independent 1
Labour/Co-operative 1

Signatures

Person Date Signed Status
Bob Blackman 2023-09-12 -
Jim Shannon 2023-09-13 -
John Martin McDonnell 2023-09-15 -
Martyn Day 2023-09-18 -
Rachael Maskell 2023-09-18 -
Lord Spellar 2023-09-18 -
Lord McCabe 2023-09-18 -
Nadia Whittome 2023-09-19 -
Sammy Wilson 2023-10-16 -
Paul Blomfield 2023-10-16 -
Paulette Hamilton 2023-10-16 -
Liz Twist 2023-10-16 -
Lord Cryer 2023-10-16 -
Debbie Abrahams 2023-10-16 -
Kim Johnson 2023-10-16 -
Zarah Sultana 2023-10-16 -
Siobhain McDonagh 2023-10-16 -
Sharon Hodgson 2023-10-16 -
Ashley Dalton 2023-10-16 -
Peter Dowd 2023-10-16 -
Marie Rimmer 2023-10-16 -
Angela Crawley 2023-10-16 -
Lord Brady 2023-10-17 -
Iain Duncan Smith 2023-10-17 -
Desmond Swayne 2023-10-17 -
Tim Farron 2023-10-17 -
Wendy Chamberlain 2023-10-17 -
Sarah Dyke 2023-10-17 -
Sarah Olney 2023-10-17 -
Wera Hobhouse 2023-10-17 -
Neale Hanvey 2023-10-25 -
Claudia Webbe 2023-10-26 -
Christine Jardine 2023-09-19 withdrawn on 2023-09-20