Iran
Baerbock: Tehran “on the wrong side of history”
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock finds clear words against the Iranian regime. photo
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The protests in Iran are entering their fourth week. Foreign Minister Baerbock has called for sanctions against the country, aimed particularly at those trying to quell the protests.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has again sharply criticized the Iranian government and called for sanctions against the country.
“Anyone who beats women and girls on the street, kidnaps people who want nothing more than to live freely, arbitrarily arrests them and sentences them to death is on the wrong side of history,” said the Greens politician to “Bild am Sonntag”. . The European Union will impose entry bans on those responsible for suppressing protests and freeze their assets. The calls from the people on the streets of Iran for self-determination are “deafening”.
The protests against the Islamic system are entering their fourth week. They began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in mid-September. According to observers, they are now being carried out nationwide in the form of civil disobedience. The security forces also used violence against demonstrators. According to observers, at least dozens of people have been killed in connection with the protests and many more have been injured.