This Senate resolution condemns the Iranian government for violently suppressing peaceful protests and restricting Iranians' fundamental rights. The resolution responds to widespread demonstrations that began in December 2025 over economic hardship, noting that security forces have killed thousands of protesters and bystanders, imposed near-total internet blackouts, and arrested tens of thousands. The resolution documents a pattern of government repression dating back decades, including mass killings during protests in 1999, 2009, 2017, 2019, and 2022, and highlights the regime's use of extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on free expression and religious freedom. The Senate calls on Iran to cease this violence, hold free elections, allow its people self-determination, and bring human rights violators to justice. As a resolution rather than a bill, this is an expression of congressional sentiment without direct budgetary or legal consequences.
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