Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 38968

Iran: Christianity

Tabled: 18 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) suppression of the freedom of (i) religion or (ii) belief, (b) persecution of people who convert to Christia

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

We condemn Iran's severe repression of Freedom of Religion or Belief including against Christians. The UK was integral to the delivery of the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to cease m...

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