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.
Additional Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |