Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 81286

Hakop Gochumyan

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Iranian authorities on Hakop Gochumyan; and what steps she is taking to ensure his release.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

We are very concerned by Mr. Gochumyan's case and at Iran's treatment of Christians more broadly. On 23 September 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council, UK Permanent Representative, Kumar Iyer, highlighted the targeting and scapegoating of marginalised gro...

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