Written question asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour) on Monday, 30 October 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2017. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 13 November 2017 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Kamal Foroughi

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent actions they have taken to help secure the release of Kamal Foroughi from detention in Iran.

Answer: The Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and I raised all our dual national consular cases, including Mr Kamal Foroughi's, with our Iranian counterparts in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in September. Last month, the Foreign Secretary once again discussed the importance of these cases with Foreign Minister Zarif and Vice President Salehi, as did the Minister of State for the Middle East in a phone call with the Iranian Ambassador to the UK. Our Ambassador in Tehran also raises these cases at every opportunity.

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