Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 82356

Iran: Baha'i Faith

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Rupa Huq

LabourEaling Central and Acton

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

Mr Hamish Falconer
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...

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