PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Iran (27 October 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian government about the case of the imprisoned Christian pastor, Farshid Fathi.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answer

We remain deeply concerned by the detention and ill treatment of all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the ongoing discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups. We have called for the Iranian government to protect the rights of all minority groups in Iran and end the persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith.
Answered by:
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
30 October 2014

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