Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on potential threats to Iranian journalists in (a) that country and (b) the United Kingdom.

On 11 November the Foreign Secretary summoned Iranian Chargé d'Affaires, Iran's most senior representative in the UK, regarding a series of serious threats against journalists living in the UK. The Foreign Secretary made it clear that we do not tolerate threats to life and intimidation of any kind towards journalists, or any individual, living in the UK. The UK ambassador has spoken with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on four occasions about their complaints at media reporting of the protest in the UK. The UK is a fierce champion of media freedom and proud member of the Media Freedom Coalition. We condemn the Iranian authorities' crackdown on protestors, journalists and internet freedom, and continue to raise these issues with Iran at all appropriate opportunities.