Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 108229

Iran: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party — Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iran concerning the disproportionate arrests and harsh interrogations of Jews, Christians, and Baha’is in that country.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

On 12 January, the Foreign Secretary told Foreign Minister Araghchi directly that the Iranian Government must immediately end the violence carried out against peaceful protestors in Iran, and uphold fundamental rights and freedoms.We subsequently led the ...

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