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Judges Shot Dead in Iran – One Was Noury's Chief
Two high-ranking judges are reported to have been shot dead at Iran's highest court in Tehran. Both have been accused of a bloody past.
Djalali: I am helplessly left behind
When Swedes Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi were released in exchange for Hamid Noury, who was convicted of war crimes, Ahmadreza Djalali was left behind in an Iranian prison. "I am still helplessly left behind with a constant risk of being executed," he says to SVT News in an audio recording.
Iranian man arrested in Italy has been released
An Iranian man who was arrested in Italy, suspected of having delivered drone equipment to Iran's military, has been acquitted and flown home to Tehran. The news comes just days after an Italian journalist arrested in Iran was released.
Iran: Thousands of Prisoners Reportedly Pardoned
Thousands of prisoners are being pardoned in Iran, reports the country's controlled media. .
Fewer Cyber Attacks After NATO Membership
The number of cyber attacks and influence campaigns directed at Sweden has decreased after joining Nato. This assessment is made by several security experts who have spoken to Sweden Radio Ekot.
Floderus: Realized I couldn't live on hope
The Swede Johan Floderus was arrested in Iran accused of espionage and threatened with the death penalty. After 790 days in captivity, of which over 250 in solitary confinement, he is back in Sweden.
Djalali's Wife Meets Billström: Crushed
Two Swedes were acquitted, but researcher Ahmadreza Djalali remained in prison in Iran. Today, his wife Vida Mehrannia met Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M).
Floderus on the first time in freedom: It feels really real
790 days Johan Floderus was imprisoned in Iran before he got to go home to Sweden again in the middle of June. Everyone asks if it doesn't feel unreal.
Djalali to Kristersson: You left me helpless
The Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali turns directly to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M). Mr Prime Minister, you decided to leave me behind with a great risk of being executed.
Floderus proposes to boyfriend at Arlanda
"After two long years, I am finally a free man. " That's what Johan Floderus says in a statement from the family, a couple of days after the highly publicised prisoner exchange.
Lured into the Trap: Catastrophe that He Was Released
In promises of parties, women, and a Finnish cruise, he managed to lure executioner Hamid Noury to Sweden and get him convicted. Now Hamid Noury is a free man – exchanged for two Swedish citizens.
Unique Prisoner Exchange - This is the Background
Sweden has never before carried out an international prisoner exchange. This is the background to the exchange between the life-sentenced Hamid Noury and the captured Swedes Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi.
Detail about Noury's release: Iran wants to silence
From murderers and war criminals to wrongly convicted. The Iranian version of Saturday's prisoner exchange is a reversed mirror image of the Swedish one.
The Floderus Family: "We Are with Johan"
Johan Floderus has been reunited with his family after the Iranian imprisonment. "We are with Johan and close friends and family.
Kristersson on the criticism: "The avenues were exhausted"
Conversations over a long time without result. According to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, it was a reason for the government to decide to release Hamid Noury in exchange for Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi.
Major Prisoner Exchange Sparks International Outrage
Saturday's prisoner exchange between Iran and Sweden echoed internationally. A number of major media outlets reported on the Swedes' homecoming and the criticism the exchange has received.
Professor on the Release: Unique Case
That Hamid Noury is released from Swedish prison and sent to Iran is a "breach of the Swedish judicial system's sovereignty". This is the opinion of Ove Bring, professor emeritus of international law.
Imprisoned Swedish Researcher's Wife: Discrimination
Her husband Ahmadreza Djalali risks being executed in Iran at any moment. Despite this, no one contacted Vida Mehrannia when Sweden is now for the first time making a prisoner exchange to bring home other Swedes.
Anger over Noury's release
The news that lifer Hamid Noury has been released sparks outrage. We think it's bloody ridiculous, says lawyer Kenneth Lewis, who was a plaintiff's assistant during the trial against Hamid Noury.
Iran Expert: Sweden Has Played Its Cards
A win for the Iranian regime and a defeat for Swedish diplomacy. So comments Arvin Khoshnood, Iran expert affiliated with Lund University, on the prisoner exchange.
Floderus and Azizi reunited with their families
Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi, who have been imprisoned in Iran, landed on Saturday evening in Sweden. But a third Swede, Ahmadreza Djalali, was missing from the plane.
Sat in the "death committee" – can become president
He was one of four men who decided who would live and who would die when thousands of political prisoners were executed in Iran in 1988 – an event that was tried in a Swedish court. Now Mostafa Pourmohammadi has been cleared to stand in the Iranian presidential election.
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