EU speaks out and says it well

EU urges Iran not to execute Kurdish journalists

BRUSSELS, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - 17h08 - The European Union on Friday called on Iran to halt the executions of two Kurdish journalists convicted for harbouring links to armed groups.

The EU's Portuguese presidency in a statement also voiced concern at collective public executions that have been taking place in Iran recently.

"The EU calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt the executions of Adnan Hassanpour and of Abdolwahed Boutimar and to ensure that the two accused be given a fair trial in accordance with the international human rights convention", the statement read.

The EU also condemned Iran's "increasing recourse to the death penalty" and "the growing repression against all groups which exercise their right to freely express their opinions, in particular in Kurdish and Arab minority regions".

with thanks to The Kurdish Institute of Paris

Will David Milliband, Gordon Brown, David Cameron speak out like this on behalf of all who are free in the UK? If not, why not?