Question follow-through · 63611

Iran: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the (a) recent airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran and (b) detention of (i) Christians and (ii) other religious

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 30 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 2 Jul 2025
Answer: 9 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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30 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the (a) recent airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran and (b) detention of (i) Christians and (ii) other religious
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary consistently called for de-escalation throughout the 12-day conflict. We continue raise Iran's repression of freedom of religion or belief, including against Christians, in multilateral fora. On 18 March, the U...

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