Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 82655
Hakop Gochumyan
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Iran on Hakop Gochumyan; and whether she is taking diplomatic steps to help secure his release.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWe 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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