France condemns the continued repression in Iran, rocked for more than a month by protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, and is working with its European partners on new targeted sanctions against Iranian officials, the ministry said on Thursday. French for Foreign Affairs.
“Iran continues its logic of violent repression and violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, in particular in the city of Saqqez yesterday during the rallies and the commemorations of the 40 days of the death of Mahsa Amini. free media, including RFI in the Persian language,” the ministry said.
Condemnation of an attack that left 15 dead in the south of the country
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died on September 16 three days after she was arrested in Tehran by morality police who accused her of breaking the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code, requiring women to wear the veil. in public. Since then, protests have continued across Iran, despite a deadly crackdown and hundreds of arrests.
“We condemn the continuation of this repression and continue to work with our European partners, including to examine new targeted sanctions aimed at the officials of the Iranian authorities responsible for the repression and violence against the Iranian population”, continues the ministry, also condemning an attack that killed 15 people in a major Shiite Muslim shrine in Shiraz, southern Iran.
The question of the delivery of drones to Russia raised
“France condemns the terrorist attack perpetrated yesterday in a religious sanctuary in the city of Shiraz in Iran and claimed by Daesh, which caused several victims,” the ministry said. France, together with its European partners, has already adopted targeted sanctions against those responsible for the repression in Iran on October 17.
On another subject, the ministry raised the issue of the delivery in recent weeks of Iranian drones to the Russian army to support its invasion of Ukraine. “France, alongside Ukraine and with its European partners, condemns the transfers of Iranian drones to the Russian armed forces, which represent support for the war of aggression launched by Russia”, underlines the ministry, specifying that these drones “are used in attacks that may constitute war crimes”.
In response to these transfers, the European Union adopted on October 20 sanctions against individuals and entities involved in the transfer and production of Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine. “We call for an end to these transfers, as well as an end to all support for the war waged against Ukraine,” the ministry wrote.