Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 33805

Iran: Capital Punishment

Tabled: 25 February 2025

Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps to intervene in the case of Iranian citizens Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani; and whether he plans to have discussions with his Ir

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have repeatedly called on the Islamic Republic to establish a moratorium on executions, including through a Human Rights Ambassadors joint statement at the Human Rights Cou...

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