Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29847

Mahvash Sabet

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Satvir Kaur

LabourSouthampton Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the detention of Mahvash Sabet by Iranian authorities.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We condemn the unfair detention of all religious minorities in Iran. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran Human Rights Resolution, adopted by the United Nations Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release all religious prac...

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