Ambassade Teheran (EN) - Press Release

Press Release - Ahwaz- 1 february 2007

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the imminent execution of three Ahwazi men in Iran.

The European Union deplores the execution of four Ahwazi Arab men on 24 January sentenced to death in Iran for alleged involvement in terrorist activities in the Ahwaz region.

The EU has raised with the Iranian authorities its concerns about the conduct of the trial that led to these sentences and the defendants’ lack of access of lawyers.

The EU calls on Iran to halt the executions of the remaining three men, to allow these men a fair and public hearing, and to ensure full openness and transparency in all court proceedings. The EU reiterates its longstanding opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances.

The Candidate Countries Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this declaration.”

For further information please refer to:

German Embassy Tehran
Press Section
Av. Ferdowsi 320-324
P.O.Box 11365-179
Tehran 11365
Tel.: +98-21-3999-0000
Press Officer:
Susanne Riegraf
Tel.: +98-21-3999-1670
Fax: +98-21-3999-1970
E-mail: pr-s1@tehe.diplo.de