On 23 June, the APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief participated in an event on the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims, hosted by the International Human Rights Committee and the APPG for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

The event focused on the ongoing persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, including the recent attack in Rabwah on 5 June 2026, when three Ahmadi security volunteers were shot outside the Baitul Aqsa Mosque. Speakers highlighted the wider pattern of discrimination facing Ahmadis, including restrictions on worship, attacks on mosques and cemeteries, arrests, hate speech, and discriminatory laws.

Jim Shannon MP, Chair of the APPG FoRB and a member of the APPG for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, spoke at the event and reaffirmed his commitment to continue raising these issues in Parliament. He emphasised that freedom of religion or belief “is for everyone, or it is not really freedom at all.”

Luke Taylor MP, who chaired the event, laid out five key points and a clear plan of action to take forward to the Government. He stressed that Ahmadiyya persecution must end, and that the UK has both a historical responsibility and the tools to respond. 

The APPG FoRB has worked closely with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the International Human Rights Committee, one of the leading organisations defending the rights of Ahmadi Muslims internationally. The event was an important opportunity to reinforce cross-party concern and consider further parliamentary action to protect freedom of religion or belief for Ahmadis in Pakistan.