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Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Jan. 05 2024

Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 15 November 2023 to 27 December 2023
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 15 November 2023 to 27 December 2023 (PDF)

Found: DELETED Refusal of an extension of stay as a visiting religious worker or a religious worker in

Written Question
Azerbaijan: Religious Freedom
Wednesday 27th December 2023

Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights violations against Shia Muslims in Azerbaijan, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report Country Update: Azerbaijan, published on 5 December.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government recognises that there are ongoing challenges in Azerbaijan in relation to Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB), particularly for devout Muslims. The Minister for Europe raised human rights with Foreign Minister Bayramov during his visit to Baku on 22 November. On 14 November during Azerbaijan's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council the UK reiterated our concerns about restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly and called on Azerbaijan to improve human rights protections for all.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Treasury

Dec. 20 2023

Source Page: Financial sanctions, Iran
Document: HM Treasury Notice, Iran, 14/12/2023 (PDF)

Found: Position: Director Ge neral of prisons in West Azerbaijan province Other Information: (UK Sanctions

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Treasury

Dec. 20 2023

Source Page: Financial sanctions, Iran
Document: Current list of designated persons: Iran (PDF)

Found: Position: Director General of prisons in West Azerbaijan province Other Information: (UK Sanctions

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Dec. 19 2023

Source Page: Financial sanctions, Iran
Document: HM Treasury Notice, Iran, 14/12/2023 (PDF)

Found: Position: Director Ge neral of prisons in West Azerbaijan province Other Information: (UK Sanctions

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Dec. 19 2023

Source Page: Financial sanctions, Iran
Document: Current list of designated persons: Iran (PDF)

Found: Position: Director General of prisons in West Azerbaijan province Other Information: (UK Sanctions

Select Committee
Women for a Free Iran
 MENA0032 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: During the Shah's rule, there were attempts at modernisation, including freedom of clothing, but these

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Dec. 06 2023

Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Georgia
Document: Country policy and information note: Georgia: political affiliation (PDF)

Found: Women and ethnic and religious minorities are able to participate in politics.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Nov. 20 2023

Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 5 October 2023 to 14 November 2023
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 5 October 2023 to 14 November 2023 (PDF)

Found: DELETED Refusal of an extension of stay as a visiting religious worker or a religious worker in

Select Committee
Tenth Report - Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia

Report Nov. 10 2023

Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: act in the border conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan or the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan