Death penalty sentences against protestors in Iran

Early day motion 918, tabled 23 September 2020 by Margaret Ferrier (Scottish National Party). Signed by 13 members.

That this House is shocked by the execution of champion wrestler, Navid Afkari and the alarming frequency of death penalty sentences being handed down to those involved in anti-Government protests in 2018 and 2019 in Iran; notes with alarm that the execution of Mr. Afkari is the second recent execution in connection with those protests and that his trial was held behind closed doors and allegedly relied on forced confessions extracted under torture; echoes the call of UN human rights experts earlier this month to the Iranian Government to immediately halt all executions of protesters sentenced to death; and calls on the Government to raise relevant concerns with the Iranian Government as a matter of urgency to ensure that the death penalty is imposed only for the most serious crimes and after proceedings meeting the highest level of respect for fair trial and due process standards.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 6, Conservative 3, DUP 1, Independent 1, Labour 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.