The Office of External Affairs is pleased to inform you that around one third of all eligible Members of Parliament have now signed the Early Day Motion concerning the plight of Iran's Bahá’í community.
In addition to the signatures on the motion, other MPs have tabled questions to the Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons and there have been a substantial number of letters from Parliamentarians to the Foreign Office, urging the UK government to press the Iranian authorities to grant human rights to the Bahá’ís.
This will no doubt send a message to the Iranian authorities that, throughout British politics, there is a profound concern for the human rights of Bahá’ís in Iran, and indeed all Iranian citizens.

Office of External Affairs
oea@bahai.org.uk

Successful events have included:
- A special meeting hosted by the Bahá’í student society at Queen Mary
University of London at which Professor Eric Heinze spoke about the origins
and importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

- A gathering at Cardiff University’s Student Union followed by a
late-night prayer vigil for human rights in the world.

- A presentation to some 100 students at Brynmawr comprehesive school in
Blaeneu.

- A seminar at Manchester University for Human Rights day, 10 December

- A meeting at the Newport, YMCA attended by the Executive Director of the
South East Wales Race Equality Council.

- Oxford University's Amnesty International Society including the Baha'is
in Iran in their weekly letter-writing event.

Further activities are being planned including a seminar on access to
education in Iran which is shortly to be held at Durham University.