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Jun
12
Bahá’í Early Day Motion tabled in Commons
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The Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire, Lembit Öpik, pictured right, has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons, expressing “grave alarm” at the arrest of the six Bahá’í leaders in Iran. The Motion, numbered EDM 1608, reads:
That this House expresses grave alarm at the news of the arrest of six prominent Bahá’ís in Iran on 14th May 2008; notes that Mrs Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr Afif Naeimi, Mr Saeid Rezaie, Mr Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Mr Vahid Tizfah are members of the informal group known as the Friends in Iran that co-ordinate the activities of the Bahá’í community in Iran; further notes that another member of the Friends in Iran, Mrs Mahvash Sabet, has been held in custody since 5th March 2008; registers deepest concern at the mounting threats and persecution of the Iranian Bahá’í community; urges the Government to seek from the Iranian government guarantees for the safety of these individuals; and calls for their immediate unconditional release.
Mr Öpik is the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Friends of the Bahá’ís group at Westminster.
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