Senator STEPHENS (New South Wales) (15:36): by leave—I, and also on behalf of Senator Bernardi, move: That the Senate— (a) supports freedom of religion as a universal human right; (b) does not support the imprisonment or persecution of individuals on the basis of their religious belief; (c) calls on the Iranian authorities to release Pastor Saeed Abedini who was sentenced to 8 years in prison because his Christian faith and activities were deemed a national security threat by the Iranian Government; (d) recognises that this action is a breach of Iran's international obligations, its own constitution and stated religious values; and (e) stands in solidarity with Pastor Abedini, his family and all those who seek to practise their religion without fear of persecution. Question agreed to.