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Brussels, 20 March 2026

The execution of Swedish national Kourosh Keyvani and the drastic increase in executions across Iran are brutal and deliberate acts, which I, as Chair of the Delegation for relations with Iran (D-IR), condemn in the strongest possible terms.

This is a persistent and deeply troubling pattern whereby the Iranian authorities instrumentalise the death penalty as a tool of repression, coercion, and political signalling. The case of Kourosh Keyvani, marked by a lack of transparency and the denial of fundamental fair trial guarantees, once again exposes the regime's systematic disregard for its international human rights obligations.

The recent surge in executions across Iran further underlines this trend. Reports of multiple executions in recent days, including in connection with the January unrest, point to a deliberate strategy of intimidation aimed at silencing dissent and instilling fear. The use of capital punishment in cases involving foreign and dual nationals is particularly alarming and raises again serious concerns about the instrumentalisation of detainees for political leverage.

On behalf of the Delegation for relations with Iran, I express full solidarity with Sweden and extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Kourosh Keyvani as well as to the families and loved ones of all others suffering from the brutal repression of the Islamic regime.

We reiterate our call on the Iranian authorities to immediately halt all executions and to move towards the abolition of the death penalty. Even this regime must uphold its international commitments and put an end to practices that so gravely violate human dignity.