IMPRISONMENT OF BAHÁ'Í COMMUNITY LEADERS IN IRAN

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

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That this Housenotes that 14 May 2011 marks the third anniversary of the incarceration of the former leadership group of the Bah' community in Iran, known as the Yarn; observes their sentence to 20 years' imprisonment in August 2010 after a trial notable for its lack of due legal process; is mindful of the international outcry that has followed this case in which Nobel Laureates, human rights organisations, jurists and others have expressed concern over the trial and imprisonment of these seven members of the peaceful Bah' minority in Iran; and calls on the Government to press the Iranian authorities for their release.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1829: tabled on 18 May 2011

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Signatures (30)