As repression continues to intensify in Iran, causing thousands of deaths, and executions reach an unprecedented level, the MR Group in the Chamber, on the initiative of MPs Daniel Bacquelaine, Denis Ducarme, Benoit Piedboeuf and Georges-Louis Bouchez, is tabling a draft resolution calling on Belgium and the European Union to unambiguously support the Iranian people, condemn the regime's violence and start preparing today relations with a future democratic Iran
For several days now, reports of new mass arrests, bloody and deadly repression, and deliberate internet and electricity cuts have highlighted the extreme brutality with which the Iranian regime is trying to stifle a deep-seated popular uprising. Triggered at the end of December by the merchants of Tehran's bazaar, the movement quickly turned into a wholesale political rejection of a system running out of steam.
The draft resolution tabled by the MR Group calls on the federal government, in coordination with its European partners, to act with firmness and consistency. “What is at stake today in Iran goes beyond a passing crisis. It is a people demanding dignity, freedom and a democratic future, facing bloody and systematic repression,” stresses Daniel Bacquelaine.
The text unreservedly condemns the use of force, arbitrary arrests, torture and executions. It reaffirms Belgium's full and unconditional solidarity with peaceful protesters, particularly women and young people, in line with the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. As a reminder, in 2025 alone, arbitrary executions claimed more than 1,500 lives, that is, one Iranian killed every 5 hours.
But the resolution goes further. Point 11 sends a strong political signal: it calls for drawing up now a set of political and economic measures that will serve as the basis for future relations with a new democratic Iran, founded on secularism, the rule of law, respect for human rights, equality between women and men, justice for crimes committed since 1979, respect for climate and international commitments, and an end to hostage diplomacy.
“Supporting the Iranian people is not just about denouncing the current repression. It is also about preparing for the future and stating clearly that Europe will be there the day a democratic regime emerges. We must offer a credible prospect: constructive, economic and political relations, provided the fundamental principles are respected,” adds Group Leader Benoit Piedboeuf.
For the MR, this approach reflects unwavering support for the Iranian people. “The courage of Iranian women and men compels us. Today we met several members of the Iranian diaspora heavily involved in the fight against the Mullahs' regime. We must stand by their side to create the conditions for the establishment of a free, secular Iran, respected in its territorial integrity and fully sovereign to write a new chapter in its history. We are at a pivotal, decisive moment, and we must seize it, ” concludes Denis Ducarme.