Iran: Baha'i Faith
Commons · Question 31490 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the joint letter of 31 July 2024 issued by 18 United Nations Special Mechanisms, reference AL IR
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 26 Feb 2025
The UK condemns Iran's restrictions against Freedom of Religion or Belief. Baha'is face particularly acute repression by the authorities in Iran, which includes but is not limited to unfair arrest, detention, and lengthy prison sentences. We are aware of ...