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Iran: Baha'i Faith

Commons · Question 74968 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2025

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Asked by Rupa Huq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Iranian counterpart on (a) the illegal obtention of (i) property and (ii) assets of and (b) other attacks on the Baha’i communi

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Answered by Hamish Falconer, 18 Sep 2025

Our Ambassador in Iran and the former Foreign Secretary raised have human rights directly with the Iranian government and we regularly highlight Iran's repression of Baha'is in multilateral fora, including at the UN Human Rights Council in March. We were ...