Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 107185
Iran: Human Rights and Religious Freedom
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026
Question
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran; and what steps she is taking to
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWe continue to monitor Iran's violations of the rights of religious minorities, and are committed to working with international partners to hold Iran to account. My Hon Friend the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, has worked closely on t...
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