Fact pack to disprove smears against Jeremy Corbyn
On 59 occasions, Jeremy Corbyn condemned Iran over the last 30 years for their treatment of Jewish people, women, the LGBT community, Trade Unionists and Kurds
12 February 1991 Jeremy Corbyn condemned Iraq, Iran and Turkey for their treatment of the Kurdish people https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/3344/plight-of-the-kurdish-people
24 September 1992 Corbyn condemned Iran’s terrorist murder of Kurdish leader https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/7227/murder-of-iranian-kurdish-leaders
26 May 1993 Corbyn accused Iran of extra-territorial terrorism https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/5652/iranian-air-raids
05 July 1994 Corbyn condemned the persecution of women in Islamic countries including Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/8598/human-rights-of-women-in-islamic-countries
12 December 1994 Corbyn condemned the subjugation of women in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/12128/report-on-the-subjection-of-women-in-iran
24 February 1997 Corbyn condemns the lack of trade union rights in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/13731/iranian-oil-workers
12 March 1997, Corbyn opposed the sale of arms to Iraq & Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/13818/trade-and-industry-committee-inquiry-into-arms-sales-to-iran
11 June 1999 Corbyn condemned the wrongful arrest of 13 Jews in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/16558/jewish-community-in-iran
09 April 2003 Corbyn condemned the stoning of women in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/23233/iranian-stoning
17 July 2003, Corbyn signed a motion condemning religious persecution in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/22119/persecution-of-the-bahais-in-iran
16 July 2004, Corbyn condemned the lack of human rights for Kurds in Iran & Syria https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/24527/kurds-in-iran
23 November 2005, Corbyn condemned religious persecution in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/29449/access-to-education-in-iran
02 March 2006, Corbyn condemned state murders by the Iranian regime https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/30195/death-of-dhabihullah-mahrami
19 July 2006, Corbyn condemned Iran for executing children https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/31204/iranian-executions-of-minors
16 November 2006, Corbyn condemned Iran for state executions https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/31697/execution-of-ahwazi-arabs
30 April 2007, Jeremy Corbyn condemned Iran’s treatment of women https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/33163/women-in-iran
04 July 2007, Corbyn condemned the arrest of Labour activists in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/33690/repression-of-labour-activists-in-iran
16 July 2007, Corbyn condemned the stoning of a woman in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/33775/stoning-in-iran
07 November 2007, Corbyn condemned the attempted assassination of a trade unionist in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/34231/persecution-of-iranian-trade-unionists
10 December 2007, Corbyn condemned the Iranian government’s treatment of students https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/34664/student-arrests-in-iran
10 December 2007, Corbyn condemned the death penalty against minors in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/34665/death-penalty-for-juvenile-offenders-in-iran
25 January 2008, Corbyn condemned the death penalty against minors in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/34953/child-executions
31 January 2008, Corbyn attacked Iran for its poor human rights record https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/35001/human-rights-and-iran
12 March 2008, Corbyn condemned Iran for its repression against the LGBT community https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/35401/mehdi-kazemi-and-the-treatment-of-homosexuality-in-iran
17 March 2008, Corbyn opposed the deportation of Christians to Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/35429/deportation-of-asylum-seekers-at-risk-of-religious-persecution
11 December 2008, Corbyn condemned the lack of Trade Union rights in Iran & Zimbabwe https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/37265/trade-union-rights-and-human-rights
12 May 2009, Corbyn condemned Iran’s attack on workers during a May Day rally https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/38644/detention-of-trade-unionists-and-students-in-iran
1 July 2009, Corbyn condemned the arrest of a human rights lawyer in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/38999/arrest-of-mr-mohammad-mostafaei
2 December 2009, Corbyn condemned the treatment of minorities in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/39897/un-resolution-on-treatment-of-minorities-in-iran
6 January 2010, Corbyn condemned the imprisonment of religious leaders in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/40127/continuing-detention-of-bah%C3%A1%C3%AD-leaders-in-iran
18 January 2010, Corbyn joined the equality for women in Iran campaign https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/40208/amnestys-equality-for-women-in-iran-campaign
28 January 2010, Corbyn called for an end to political executions in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/40341/political-executions-in-iran
27 May 2010, Corbyn condemned persecution of religious leaders in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/41033/bah%C3%A1%C3%AD-leaders-in-iran
8 July 2010, Corbyn condemned death by stoning of a woman in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/41393/sakineh-mohammadi-ashtiani
26 July 2010, Corbyn condemned Iran’s persecution of trade unionists https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/41590/arrest-of-reza-shahabi
27 July 2010, Corbyn condemned Iran’s treatment of a human rights lawyer https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/41606/human-rights-in-iran
22 November 2010, Corbyn condemned Iran of human rights abuses https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/42052/broadcast-of-statements-of-prisoners-in-iran
2 December 2010, Corbyn condemned the hanging of a human rights lawyer by Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/42129/shahla-jahed
6 December 2010, Corbyn condemned Iran’s imprisonment of 3400 minorities including 1000 women https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/42151/humanitarian-situation-in-camp-ashraf
13 December 2010, Corbyn condemned Iran’s Press TV for conspiring to illicit a confession https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/42193/television-broadcast-on-sakineh-mohammadi-ashtiani-in-iran
28 February 2010, Corbyn called on Iran to treat Kurds better https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/42520/kurdish-language
1 March 2011, Corbyn condemned the arrest of opposition leaders in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/42549/arrest-of-opposition-leaders-in-iran
18 October 2011, Corbyn condemned the lack of free speech in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/43351/marzieh-vafamehr-and-free-speech-in-iran
8 December 2011, Corbyn condemned the arrest of trade unionists in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/43621/iranian-trade-unionists
11 January 2012, Corbyn condemned executions in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/43679/human-rights-in-iran-no-2
17 January 2012, Corbyn opposed the ill-treatment of students in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/43704/can-you-solve-this-campaign-on-iranian-students
27 March 2012, Corbyn condemned the treatment of Christian leaders in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/44036/treatment-of-youcef-nadarkhani
12 June 2012, Corbyn condemned the treatment of Arab minorities in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/44316/persecution-of-ahwazi-arabs-in-iran
8 November 2012, Corbyn condemned the treatment of a human rights lawyer in Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/44860/imprisonment-of-nasrin-sotoudeh
10 December 2012, Corbyn condemned the imprisonment of 120,000 political prisoners by Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/44987/human-rights-abuse-in-iran
25 February 2013, Corbyn urged a halt to executions by Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/45256/urgent-action-to-condemn-and-stop-executions-in-iran
12 March 2013, Corbyn condemned the imprisonment of a preacher by Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/45335/imprisoned-iranian-pastor
22 April 2013, Corbyn calls on Iran to release political prisoners https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/45465/anniversary-of-imprisonment-of-iranian-bah%C3%A1i-leaders
18 June 2013, Corbyn calls on Iran to release Christian leaders https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/45756/release-of-iranian-christians
5 December 2013, Corbyn led calls on Iran & Syria to reduce their chemical weapons https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/46345/middle-east-weapons-of-mass-destruction-freezone
24 March 2014, Corbyn calls on Iran to halt executions by stoning https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/46718/release-of-sakineh-mohammadi-ashtiani
5 June 2014, Corbyn condemns Iran’s ill treatment of trade unionists imprisoned https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/46877/imprisonment-and-maltreatment-of-shahrokh-zamani-and-other-trade-unionists-in-iran
12 June 2014, Corbyn condemned Iran’s destruction of minorities cultural landmarks https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/46924/bah%C3%A1is-in-iran
15 October 2014, Corbyn condemns the imprisonment of a British woman by Iran https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/47199/fair-trial-for-ghoncheh-ghavami
The truth about Jeremy Corbyn and the peace process in Ireland (click the hyperlinks below to see the times he condemned IRA terrorism)
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Over a period of 5 years, 2008-13, Jeremy Corbyn condemned Putin’s Russia for rigging elections, being homop