Written questions

Iran: Baha'i Faith

Commons · Question 82356 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rupa Huq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterparts on recent reports of six Baha’i women facing imminent imprisonment for their beliefs in Hamadan, Iran.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 29 Oct 2025

The UK Government and our Ambassador in Iran regularly raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government and in international fora. We are deeply concerned by the heightened threat currently faced by Baha'is in Iran.On 23 September 2025...