Gianni Ruffini, director general d'Amnistia Internacional a Itàlia, havia convidat Renzi per tal de parlar sobre aquests problemes, sobre el gran nombre de condemnes a mort a l'Iran, citant milers de casos que van tindre lloc sols en 2015.
Gianni Ruffini, general manager of Amnesty International Italy, had invited Renzi to talk about these problems, especially about the massive number of death sentences in Iran, citing thousands of cases that took place only in 2015.