Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 3369

Iran: Political Prisoners

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Blair McDougall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help end the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. Iran's consistently high rate of executions is a deliberate attempt to instil fear and stifle dissent. In August, I said on X that we condemned the Iranian regime's executions...

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