Iran Denies EU Delegation Meeting with Jailed Sakharov Prize Winners

A delegation of the European Parliament cancelled its visit to Tehran on Saturday after the Iranian authorities refused to let them meet with two dissidents awarded with the Sakharov Prize, the parliament’s press service said.

Five European parliamentarians intended to leave on Saturday for a weeklong visit to reopen a dialogue with Iranian counterparts and to meet with the Sakharov Prize laureates, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a jailed human rights attorney, and Jafar Panahi, a banned filmmaker put under house arrest.