The regime of Iran expressed annoyance at the Colombian government for taking sides in the midst of the controversy caused in the world by the death of Masha Believea young woman who died in September after being detained by Iranian morality.
The Amini’s death It caused thousands of people to take to the streets to protest his death, and even other governments raised their voices against the repression in the country.
El Espectador revealed several details of the “moves” of Colombian diplomacy in the case of Iran. First, in October Colombia signed the joint declaration of 53 countries entitled “Equal status and human rights of women: the death of Mahsa Amini”, promoted by Chile and Spain.
In addition, the Government supported the convening of the 35th special session of the Human Rights Council about its deterioration in Iran.
One week before that special session, Iran sent a formal letter to Colombia expressing its “deep disappointment and disgust” by the efforts of the Petro government.
Nevertheless, Colombia appeared in the general debate of the special session and exposed its “deep concern for the human rights situations, particularly women and girls”.
“The Government of Colombia, in the development of its pacifist, participatory, inclusive and intersectional feminist foreign policy, reaffirms its commitment to the defense, guarantee and promotion of the rights of women and girls in Colombia and in the world,” she added.
Similarly, on December 14, Colombia was one of the 29 countries that voted in favor of Iran’s withdrawal from the UN Commission on the Legal and Social Status of Women (CSW), the only international and intergovernmental body charged with reviewing the situation of women and girls in the world.
After the World Cup final in Qatar, President Gustavo Petro said through his Twitter account “very good for Messi, and for the Argentine people. And that Iran Don’t kill football”, alluding to the case of the Iranian footballer who was reportedly sentenced to death.
A day later, the Iranian embassy in Colombia assured that it is “false news about the death sentence of an Iranian footballer. According to the indictment issued Freedom He is the fifth defendant in a criminal case. He is accused of being a member of an armed group that killed three police officers and security agents with automatic weapons.
“The Judgment has not yet taken place. Therefore, the death penalty news is a pure lie. In the brutal actions of the rioters, 50 police and security agents have been killed and hundreds more have been injured. In hybrid warfare, the Fake News campaign continues,” the embassy said.