Written questions

Iran: Baha'i Faith

Commons · Question 60899 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on freedom of religion or belief of reports of official interference in peaceful gatherings

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 1 Jul 2025

Iran's abhorrent repression of Baha'is is unacceptable. We continue to take action in multilateral fora to spotlight abuses against Baha'is and hold Iran to account. On 18 March, at the Human Rights Council, the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN, sa...