Written question asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2015. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 June 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Iran
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran concerning the case of Atena Farghadani.
- Answer
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We are concerned by the continuing detention of Ms Farghadani, apparently for drawing satirical cartoons and describing her ill-treatment in prison. Our non-resident Chargé d’affaires discussed freedom of expression in Iran when he met the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Human Rights in May 2015. We have not raised the detention of Ms Farghadani specifically.
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL632
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Freedom of expression Prisoners Iran Cartoons Farghadani, Atena
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