Found: Prime Minister). 81 The party’s manifesto also promised collaboration with other neighbours such as Iran
Written Evidence May. 24 2024
Inquiry: International relations within the multilateral systemFound: SpecialRap.pdf. 10 Foreign Affairs Committee, ‘No prosperity without justice: the UK’s relationship with Iran
Mentions:
1: Ben Wallace (Con - Wyre and Preston North) I could tell the House about my trip to Iran with Jeremy Corbyn and Jack Straw, which was like something - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None , Declares that in response to protests and anti-regime uprisings led by women and youth throughout Iran - Speech Link
2: None We continue to utilise targeted sanctions, and work alongside partners, to hold Iran to account. - Speech Link
3: None In November 2023, we co-sponsored an Iran human rights resolution at the UN Third Committee. - Speech Link
4: None We will continue to hold Iran to account for its human rights violations. - Speech Link
5: None We call on Iran to immediately release all those unjustly detained. - Speech Link
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make representations to his counterpart in Iran on stopping the execution of Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
FCDO is aware of Mr Ghahremani's case. We continue to call on Iran to establish a moratorium on executions, including at the UN General Assembly last year. We have sanctioned 94 individuals or entities for human rights violations since September 2022, including the Prosecutor General and Deputy Prosecutor General who are responsible for Iran's application of the death penalty. We continue to call for the release of all those who are unjustly detained in Iran.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2024 to Question 7549 on Hamas: Audio Equipment, what steps his Department is taking to help support Israel to remove Hamas from power in the Gaza Strip.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The UK is doing all it can to reach a long-term solution to this crisis by calling for the immediate release of all hostages, the removal of Hamas' capacity to launch attacks against Israel, Hamas no-longer being in charge of Gaza, the formation of a new Palestinian Government for the West Bank and Gaza accompanied by an international support package, and a political horizon to a two-state solution.
The Prime Minister has spoken with Prime Minister Netanyahu several times, most recently on 30 April. The Foreign Secretary spoke with Foreign Minister Katz on 13 May. He also visited Israel with German Foreign Minister Baerbock on 17 April, met G7 partners in Italy immediately afterwards, and has spoken with leaders and counterparts in the OPTs, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran in recent weeks.
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Future funding of the BBC World ServiceFound: For instance, in places like Iran, where media practitioners often face severe threats, the BBC's advocacy
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Future funding of the BBC World ServiceFound: Iran regularly jams satellites carrying Western broadcasters.
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Future funding of the BBC World ServiceFound: Baroness Helic in The House in October 202319 in which she said, ‘Countries such as Russia, China and Iran
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Future funding of the BBC World ServiceFound: Or the ongoing harassment of BBC Persian journalists in London and their families in Iran.