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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nigel Evans (Conservative), on Thursday, 28 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 96 members in total.


POLITICAL EXECUTIONS IN IRAN

That this House condemns the hanging of Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour in Iran at dawn on 28 January 2010; notes that they were arrested during pro-democracy demonstrations and convicted of waging war against God; and calls on the Government to urge the international community to put pressure on Iran to release political prisoners and to cease using execution and torture as tools of repression in Iran.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
749 
Session
2009-10
Other sponsors
Harry Cohen
Roger Berry
Peter Bottomley
Lindsay Hoyle
Jeremy Corbyn
Subjects
Administration of justice Iran
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk