European ParliamentOn Tuesday 20 January 2026, MEPs debating the recent events in Iran, where authorities have been responding with massive force to nationwide protests that have erupted in recent weeks.
Iranian authorities have intensified their violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, resulting in a dramatic increase in deaths in recent days. Human rights and independent organisations estimate that tens of thousands of protestors have been killed. Although the country faces an almost total internet shutdown and severe restrictions on telephone communications, information continues to emerge from the country, including authenticated footage showing protesters being killed and rows of bodies placed in bags outside medical facilities or carried out by refrigerated trucks.
