United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 186492
Iran: Baha'i Faith
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23 May 2023
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1 June 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iranian government on respect for the (a) burial rites for deceased Baha’is and (b) rights of their families to bury them and mark thei
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23 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iranian government on respect for the (a) burial rites for deceased Baha’is and (b) rights of their families to bury them and mark thei
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1 June 2023
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The Baha'i community in Iran is systematically discriminated against, harassed and targeted by Iranian authorities. The UK Government agrees with the UN Special Rapporteur for Iran Human Rights' latest assessment that destruction of Baha'i cemeteries and ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-23/186492
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1639738
- uk · wq-1639738 · source updated 1 June 2023