Reports that British Embassy staff in Iran may face trial
Following news that remarks by Ayatollah Jannati suggest some of our local staff in Iran may face trial, Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, stressed that 'we are urgently seeking clarification from the appropriate Iranian authorities'.
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EU Foreign Ministers call on Iran to release Embassy staff immediately
EU Foreign Ministers have condemned the continued arrest and detention of peaceful demonstrators in Iran and have called for the immediate release of Iranian staff working at the British Embassy in Tehran.
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Reports that British Embassy staff in Iran may face trial
3 July 2009
Following news that remarks by Ayatollah Jannati suggest some of our local staff in Iran may face trial, Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, stressed that 'we are urgently seeking clarification from the appropriate Iranian authorities'.
From cradle to coffin: child executions In Iran
3 July 2009
Foreign Office Minister, Ivan Lewis, attended the launch of a new report by the Foreign Policy Centre and organisation Stop Child Executions on juvenile executions in Iran.
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British Embassy
198, Ferdowsi Avenue
Tehran 11316-91144
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