Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 96588
Bita Shafiei
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mark Sewards
Labour — Leeds South West and Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has raised the detention of Bita Shafiei on 13 November 2025 with her Iranian counterparts.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWe are aware of Bita Shafiei's case and continue to raise the rights of women and girls and human rights defenders with the Iranian Government in multilateral fora. The UK co-sponsored an Iran Human Rights Resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee on ...
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