Press Release: Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU concerning the imminent executions of juveniles Behnoud Shojaee, Reza Padashi and Hossein Haghi in Iran

The European Union is deeply concerned by reports of the imminent execution of Behnoud Shojaee, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was a
minor. The EU recalls its past communication with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on this case as well as its Declaration of 23 May 2008.