Question follow-through · 28381
Iran: Baha'i Faith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps has he taken to raise the plight of the Bahai community in Iran.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps has he taken to raise the plight of the Bahai community in Iran.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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17 Sept 2026
Answer published
We condemn Iran's historic and current repression of Baha'is in the strongest terms. On 28 April 2026, the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, David Smith MP, highlighted via X abhorrent reports that Baha'is had been subject to torture and...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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