Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29848

Middle East: Baha'i Faith

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 persecution of Bahá'ís in (a) Iran and (b) the Middle East.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We condemn any instance of state repression against Baha'is globally. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran Human Rights resolution, adopted by the United Nations Third Committee in November 2024, which spotlighted Iran's appalling treatment of B...

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