Written by Rahim Hamid

At the end of his visit to Italy, at a press conference, Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president refused to apologize for the torching of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  When asked about this, Rohani responded by saying: “Apology for what? Iran has sent a letter of apology to the UN Security Council.”

Rouhani in his first official visit to Europe said there is no reason to apologize for the burning of the Saudi embassy. He justified his actions saying: “Some people could not control their emotions, and burned the embassy. Iran took action and some have been arrested and will be prosecuted.”

He said the Saudi response is “unjustified”, and that Saudi Arabia should “find another way to pacify the situation.” He added: “We do not want to continue to worsen the tension with Arabia, as new conflict will complicate the issue further. Stability and security in the region are for the benefit of both countries.”

It should be noted that Iran sent a letter of apology for the burning of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on January 4, and additionally issued a memorandum to the UN Security Council, expressing regret for the burning of its consulate in Mashhad.

Rouhani continued his tour of the European Union with a visit to France, according to Radio France, for meetings with the president and senior officials. The journey that is only ten days after the lifting of international sanctions against Iran, the expansion of bilateral relations, economic and trade agreements were at the center of discussions.

Ahead of his visit, a number of International organisations warned France that establishing trade relations with Tehran would come at the expense of human rights.

The statement said that while Europe and world powers were engaged in negotiations with Iran for months over trade and oil, the Rouhani government, according to Amnesty International, has executed over 700 prisoners.  The letter from these organizations reminded the French president of the Iranian regime’s violations of international conventions.

The open letter to French President Francois Holland demanded that he place the human rights at the heart of negotiations with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rohani. These organisations condemned the Iranian regime’s human rights violations and the spike of executions.

The statement was based on Amnesty International report, which described the indiscriminate executions in Iran as part of inhuman actions against political activists and minorities. The organizations also expressed their regret at the fact that the European Union continues to ignore these abuses and is failing to take any action in response to all the human rights violations in Iran. They called on to EU countries to help put an end to the executions and crimes committed against humanity.

At the same time, in protest against the visit of President Hassan Rouhani to France, a half-naked feminist hang herself over the bridge near the “Eiffel Tower” in the center of Paris.

The Feminist activist was topless, with the Islamic Republic’s flag was wrapped around her body. She suspended herself by a rope for a while.  In protest against human rights violations in Iran, Iranian opposition groups, seeking to draw attention to human rights abuses in the country, held rallies and protests in different parts of Paris.  The Feminist activist, Sarah Constantin, is hanged from a noose-like rope from a Paris bridge to call attention to the large number of executions in Iran as she stages a protest against visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The near-naked woman hanging from a noose-like rope from a Paris bridge has sent a message to visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

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By- Rahim Hamid