UK summons Iranian Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires following worsening crackdowns on protests
皇冠体育app Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has summoned Iran鈥檚 Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires in the UK over the Iranian authorities' worsening crackdown on protests.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary instructed the FCDO to summon Mehdi Hosseini Matin, Iran鈥檚 most senior diplomat in the UK, over the Iranian authorities鈥� violent crackdown on protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said:
皇冠体育app violence levelled at protestors in Iran by the security forces is truly shocking.
Today we have made our view clear to the Iranian authorities 鈥� instead of blaming external actors for the unrest, they should take responsibility for their actions and listen to the concerns of their people.
We will continue to work with our partners to hold the Iranian authorities to account for their flagrant human rights violations.
Vijay Rangarajan, Director General for the Middle East, held the meeting with Matin and reiterated the UK鈥檚 call for a full and transparent investigation into death of Mahsa Amini.
He urged the Iranian authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly, exercise restraint and release unfairly detained protesters, and outlined the UK鈥檚 concern at reports of live ammunition being used at Sharif University.
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