Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 85134

Somayeh Rashidi

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of her policies of the death of Somayeh Rashidi in Iran in September 2025; and what discussions she has had with he

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

As we set out in the answer of 6 August 2025 to question 67434 we remained concerned over the arbitrary detention of women and other political prisoners in Iran, and we were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Somayeh Rashidi, and other women in dete...

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