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"Mr President, this resolution of the European Parliament provides a detailed account of the litany of barbaric violations of human rights, including torture, rape and executions, which are systematically committed against Iranian citizens by the current regime.
I admire the cosmopolitan sophistication and the cultural and political richness of Iranian civilisation, and I know that ultimately the regime’s repressiveness and tyranny only reflect the insecurity, fear, weakness and feeling of illegitimacy of those who hold power in Iran today and are oppressing the Iranian people. This is clearly shown by the regime’s refusal to cooperate with the United Nations rapporteur and to allow him access to the victims of these barbaric acts.
I believe that the European Union must use its imagination and do everything it can to support those who are bravely fighting for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Iran.
Against this background, it is particularly worrying and unacceptable that European companies can be providing the Iranian authorities with technology that enables them to refine their censorship. These companies will be exposed. We will do everything possible in this House to punish these companies appropriately and to make an example of them."@en1
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