ARREST OF MEMBERS OF THE BAHÃ'Ã COMMUNITY IN IRAN
EDM number 1608 in 2007-08, proposed by Lembit Opik on 19/05/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Equality, Human rights, Iran, Middle East and Religion and faith communities.
That this House expresses grave alarm at the news of the arrest of six prominent Bahá'Ãs in Iran on 14th May 2008; notes that Mrs Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr Jamaloddin Khanjai, 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'à 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'à community; urges the Government to seek from the Iranian government guarantees for the safety of these individuals; and calls for their immediate unconditional release.
This motion has been signed by a total of 152 MPs, 4 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Lembit | 19/05/2008 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Mark Durkan | 19/05/2008 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 20/05/2008 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Nigel Evans | 20/05/2008 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Seconded |
| Andrew Dismore | 20/05/2008 | Hendon | Labour | Seconded |
| David Drew | 20/05/2008 | Stroud | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 20/05/2008 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 20/05/2008 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 20/05/2008 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 20/05/2008 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 20/05/2008 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 20/05/2008 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 20/05/2008 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 20/05/2008 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 20/05/2008 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Weir | 20/05/2008 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Angus MacNeil | 20/05/2008 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Dan Rogerson | 20/05/2008 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 21/05/2008 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Tim Loughton | 21/05/2008 | East Worthing and Shoreham | Conservative | Signed |
| Alasdair McDonnell | 21/05/2008 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Gregory Campbell | 21/05/2008 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 21/05/2008 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Hywel Francis | 21/05/2008 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 21/05/2008 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 21/05/2008 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 22/05/2008 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| John Leech | 22/05/2008 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 02/06/2008 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Simpson | 02/06/2008 | Upper Bann | DUP | Signed |
| Bob Spink | 02/06/2008 | Castle Point | UKIP | Signed |
| Eddie McGrady | 02/06/2008 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 02/06/2008 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 02/06/2008 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 02/06/2008 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 02/06/2008 | Kingston and Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nigel Dodds | 02/06/2008 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 02/06/2008 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Jabez Foster | 02/06/2008 | Hastings and Rye | Labour | Signed |
| John Battle | 02/06/2008 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 02/06/2008 | Liverpool, West Derby | Independent | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 02/06/2008 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Dai Davies | 02/06/2008 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 03/06/2008 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 03/06/2008 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian McCartney | 03/06/2008 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Burden | 03/06/2008 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 03/06/2008 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Atkinson | 03/06/2008 | Hexham | Conservative | Signed |
| Joe Benton | 03/06/2008 | Bootle | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Hunter | 03/06/2008 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Butterfill | 04/06/2008 | Bournemouth West | Conservative | Signed |
| Alistair Carmichael | 04/06/2008 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 04/06/2008 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 04/06/2008 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Jo Swinson | 04/06/2008 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 04/06/2008 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Virendra Sharma | 04/06/2008 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Rosindell | 05/06/2008 | Romford | Conservative | Signed |
| Sandra Gidley | 05/06/2008 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Clive Betts | 05/06/2008 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 05/06/2008 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lynne Featherstone | 05/06/2008 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| William McCrea | 06/06/2008 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Frank Field | 06/06/2008 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
| Danny Alexander | 06/06/2008 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stephen Hammond | 06/06/2008 | Wimbledon | Conservative | Signed |
| Peter Luff | 09/06/2008 | Mid Worcestershire | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Syms | 09/06/2008 | Poole | Conservative | Signed |
| Lorely Burt | 09/06/2008 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lee Scott | 09/06/2008 | Ilford North | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew MacKay | 10/06/2008 | Bracknell | Conservative | Signed |
| Annette Brooke | 10/06/2008 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Taylor | 10/06/2008 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
| Susan Kramer | 10/06/2008 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joan Ryan | 11/06/2008 | Enfield North | Labour | Signed |
| Clare Short | 11/06/2008 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 11/06/2008 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 11/06/2008 | Dumfries and Galloway | Labour | Signed |
| Louise Ellman | 11/06/2008 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour | Signed |
| Sally Keeble | 12/06/2008 | Northampton North | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Willis | 12/06/2008 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Horwood | 12/06/2008 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Willie Rennie | 12/06/2008 | Dunfermline and West Fife | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 13/06/2008 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Don Foster | 13/06/2008 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Hugh Bayley | 16/06/2008 | City of York | Labour | Signed |
| Anne Begg | 16/06/2008 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Sheridan | 17/06/2008 | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Laxton | 17/06/2008 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
| Simon Burns | 17/06/2008 | West Chelmsford | Conservative | Signed |
| Keith Vaz | 17/06/2008 | Leicester East | Labour | Signed |
| John Pugh | 18/06/2008 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tony Baldry | 18/06/2008 | Banbury | Conservative | Signed |
| John Thurso | 18/06/2008 | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Howarth | 18/06/2008 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 19/06/2008 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 19/06/2008 | North East Fife | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Taylor | 19/06/2008 | Esher and Walton | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 20/06/2008 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Dorrell | 20/06/2008 | Charnwood | Conservative | Signed |
| Julie Morgan | 23/06/2008 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 23/06/2008 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 24/06/2008 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Jennifer Willott | 24/06/2008 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 25/06/2008 | Edmonton | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 25/06/2008 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 25/06/2008 | Truro and St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tim Farron | 25/06/2008 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Gary Streeter | 26/06/2008 | South West Devon | Conservative | Signed |
| Stephen Crabb | 26/06/2008 | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Conservative | Signed |
| George Howarth | 30/06/2008 | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Lazarowicz | 30/06/2008 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Moore | 30/06/2008 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Anderson | 30/06/2008 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| Si | 30/06/2008 | Swansea East | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 01/07/2008 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 01/07/2008 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Burrowes | 01/07/2008 | Enfield, Southgate | Conservative | Signed |
| Stewart Hosie | 01/07/2008 | Dundee East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 02/07/2008 | North Down | UUP | Signed |
| Albert Owen | 02/07/2008 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
| Patrick Hall | 02/07/2008 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Younger-Ross | 02/07/2008 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Julia Goldsworthy | 02/07/2008 | Falmouth and Camborne | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Curry | 03/07/2008 | Skipton and Ripon | Conservative | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 07/07/2008 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| Pete Wishart | 07/07/2008 | Perth and North Perthshire | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 08/07/2008 | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Hemming | 08/07/2008 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Roger Williams | 09/07/2008 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mark Oaten | 10/07/2008 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Adrian Bailey | 10/07/2008 | West Bromwich West | Labour | Signed |
| Emily Thornberry | 14/07/2008 | Islington South and Finsbury | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 15/07/2008 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| Adam Price | 16/07/2008 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Sharon Hodgson | 16/07/2008 | Gateshead East and Washington West | Labour | Signed |
| John Heppell | 17/07/2008 | Nottingham East | Labour | Signed |
| Evan Harris | 21/07/2008 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 21/07/2008 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Martlew | 22/07/2008 | Carlisle | Labour | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 22/07/2008 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 06/10/2008 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Linton | 06/10/2008 | Battersea | Labour | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 06/10/2008 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Jeffrey M Donaldson | 06/10/2008 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Signed |
| Jim Cousins | 07/10/2008 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dowd | 21/10/2008 | Lewisham West | Labour | Signed |
| Jon Trickett | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Ann McKechin | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Chris Bryant | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Kevan Jones | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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