Overview
- Foreign Minister David van Weel formally protested excessive force, mass arrests and internet blockades, calling for restored access and accountability.
- He pressed for EU sanctions on those responsible for abuses and repeated his call to place Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on the EU terrorist list.
- Nationwide demonstrations in Iran have continued for more than two weeks and are facing increasingly violent repression by security forces.
- Connectivity has reportedly been cut for about 84 hours, leaving roughly 90 million people offline and severely hindering contact with families and verification of events.
- Reports suggest death tolls could be in the thousands, which remains unverified, while Iranian authorities accuse protesters of terrorism and foreign meddling—claims rejected by Dutch officials and diaspora witnesses.