Question follow-through · 108229
Iran: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iran concerning the disproportionate arrests and harsh interrogations of Jews, Christians, and Baha’is in that country.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iran concerning the disproportionate arrests and harsh interrogations of Jews, Christians, and Baha’is in that country.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2026
Answer published
On 12 January, the Foreign Secretary told Foreign Minister Araghchi directly that the Iranian Government must immediately end the violence carried out against peaceful protestors in Iran, and uphold fundamental rights and freedoms.We subsequently led the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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