欧盟星期一谴责伊朗使用暴力,对待”寻求行使言论自由及和平集会权利”的公民。这份声明是由欧盟的轮值主席国瑞典发表的,声明还说,伊朗必须尊重其人民的权利。

英国外交大臣米利班德星期一发表声明,称赞示威者有”极大的勇气”。他说,星期天的暴力事件是悲惨和令人不安的,他还说死亡”再一次提醒人们伊朗政权是如何处理抗议的。”

德国总理默克也谴责伊朗对示威者的血腥镇压。

星期天伊朗暴力镇压的消息传出后不久,美国国家安全委员会发言人哈默发表声明表示,白宫强烈谴责伊朗政府对平民的”暴力及不公正的镇压”。他说:”这说明,一些政府害怕人民有这些愿望。”

Western nations are strongly condemning Iran’s crackdown on political activists. The European Union on Monday condemned Iran’s use of violence against citizens “seeking to exercise their freedom of expression and right to peaceful assembly.” The statement, issued by the EU’s Swedish presidency, further said that Iran must respect the rights of its people.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband issued a statement Monday praising the “great courage” of the demonstrators. He called Sunday’s violence both tragic and disturbing, and he said the deaths “are yet another reminder of how the Iranian regime deals with protest.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel also condemned the bloody suppression of the demonstrators.

Soon after reports of violence Sunday, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council (Mike Hammer) issued a statement saying the White House strongly condemned “the violent and unjust suppression” of Iranian civilians. He said “it is telling when governments fear the aspirations of their own people.”