Early day motion · EDM 617 · 16 Jun 2020

Baha’i community in Iran

Tabled by Mr Virendra Sharma (Labour) 13 signatures

The motion

That this House notes reports of the arrest of 71 members of the Baha’i community in Iran and that 29 of those members have now been imprisoned; further notes concerns have been expressed by UN experts about the heightened risk to health from the covid-19 virus to those in Iranian penal facilities; and calls on the UK government to urge the Iranian authorities to show clemency and release those detained Baha’is.

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