DEATH OF MR ATAOLLAH REZVANI

Early day motion 517, tabled 11 September 2013 by Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 23 members.

That this House notes the killing in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran of Mr Ataollah Rezvani, an Iranian Bahá'í; believes that he was killed further to being harassed at the hands of the Ministry of Intelligence and having received threatening messages from persons unknown; observes that this is the first clear case of a religiously motivated killing of a Bahá'í in Iran in 15 years and represents a grave escalation of the persecution of Iran's Bahá'ís who have been subjected to incitement to hatred and violence with impunity that has been reported by various actors including United Nations Special Rapporteurs in recent years; and urges the Government to press for the Iranian authorities to bring the responsible persons to justice.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 7, Labour 4, Conservative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Independent 2, Alliance 1, Plaid Cymru 1.