Wonderful statement by @ignaziocorrao during @Europarl_EN debate on death penalty in #Iran highlighting the importance of citizens initiatives like @Daadkhast in the effort to #abolishthedeathpenalty (europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/vod…). 1/ ''We are all deeply alarmed by the increasing use of the death penalty against protesters, human rights defenders and dissidents but also ethnic and religious minorities.'' 2/