Question follow-through · 81286
Hakop Gochumyan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Iranian authorities on Hakop Gochumyan; and what steps she is taking to ensure his release.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 29 Oct 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Iranian authorities on Hakop Gochumyan; and what steps she is taking to ensure his release.
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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29 Oct 2025
Answer published
We are very concerned by Mr. Gochumyan's case and at Iran's treatment of Christians more broadly. On 23 September 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council, UK Permanent Representative, Kumar Iyer, highlighted the targeting and scapegoating of marginalised gro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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