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Swedish and Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Joakim Medin Case

Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard spoke again with her Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Wednesday, she tells TT, among others, in conjunction with the NATO meeting in Turkish Belek. .
Swedish and Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Joakim Medin Case

Security Service Probes Espionage and Data Breach at Government Offices

The Security Service has two separate ongoing criminal investigations against staff at the Government Offices. One person is suspected of espionage and another of unauthorized handling of confidential information.
Security Service Probes Espionage and Data Breach at Government Offices

Foreign Ministry Employee Suspected of Mishandling Confidential Data

A highly placed Foreign Ministry employee is suspected of gross unauthorized handling of confidential information, according to information obtained by Dagens Nyheter. "It concerns a serious criminal suspicion," writes Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party) to TT.
Foreign Ministry Employee Suspected of Mishandling Confidential Data

Sweden and Turkey Hold Talks on Journalist Joakim Medin's Detention

New allegations about imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin have been made in talks between Sweden's and Turkey's foreign ministers. We have a good dialogue, says Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).
Sweden and Turkey Hold Talks on Journalist Joakim Medin's Detention

EU Parliament Urges Turkey to Release Journalist Joakim Medin

The EU Parliament condemns with an overwhelming majority Turkey's detention of Joakim Medin and demands that he be released immediately. .
EU Parliament Urges Turkey to Release Journalist Joakim Medin

Kristersson Engages Intensively with Turkey for Journalist's Release

The Government is pushing Turkey to bring home the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin – but it's tough, says Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) on his way into SVT's party leader debate. .
Kristersson Engages Intensively with Turkey for Journalist's Release

EU Parliament to Vote on Releasing Detained Journalist Joakim Medin

Turkey's legal process against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin is to be discussed in the EU Parliament. It may result in an EU demand on Turkey to immediately release him from prison.
EU Parliament to Vote on Releasing Detained Journalist Joakim Medin

Turkey Expert Warns Against Relief Over Journalist's Conviction

The Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been sentenced to conditional imprisonment for eleven months and seven days for insulting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It's a rather peculiar situation, says Turkey expert Paul Levin.
Turkey Expert Warns Against Relief Over Journalist's Conviction

Joakim Medin Awaits Trial in Turkey Despite Conditional Sentence

The Editor-in-Chief of Dagens ETC is cautiously relieved over the news that Joakim Medin receives a conditional sentence in Turkey. It is a success in terms of Joakim being able to come home as soon as possible, says Andreas Gustavsson.
Joakim Medin Awaits Trial in Turkey Despite Conditional Sentence

Sofie Axelsson Urges Continued Efforts for Joakim Medin's Release

Joakim Medin's wife Sofie Axelsson comments on the first verdict against her husband, the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin who has now been sentenced to a conditional sentence for insulting Turkey's President Erdogan. .
Sofie Axelsson Urges Continued Efforts for Joakim Medin's Release

Joakim Medin Receives Conditional Sentence but Remains Imprisoned

The journalist Joakim Medin is sentenced to a conditional sentence for insulting Turkey's President Erdogan, reports TT's correspondent in Ankara. He is still charged with participating in a terrorist organization and spreading terrorist propaganda, and will remain in prison.
Joakim Medin Receives Conditional Sentence but Remains Imprisoned

Kristersson Expresses Concerns Over Journalist Medin's Trial in Turkey

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says that great efforts are being made to bring home the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin. Since it is very obvious that Sweden and Turkey have different opinions and views on what is included in journalistic work, he says.
Kristersson Expresses Concerns Over Journalist Medin's Trial in Turkey

Sweden and EU Warn Turkey of Consequences if Journalist Medin Not Freed

There is a large Swedish presence in Ankara ahead of the trial against the imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin. It is important that Turkey understands that it will have serious consequences for the relationship with Sweden and the EU if they do not release Joakim Medin, says the Left Party's EU parliamentarian Jonas Sjöstedt.
Sweden and EU Warn Turkey of Consequences if Journalist Medin Not Freed

Trial of Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Begins in Ankara

The trial against the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin begins in Ankara this afternoon. Swedish embassy staff are present.
Trial of Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Begins in Ankara

Swedish Foreign Minister Hopes for Quick Resolution in Journalist's Turkey Trial

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) hopes for a "swift process" for the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin who is imprisoned in Turkey. On Wednesday, the trial against Medin for the charge "insulting the president" begins.
Swedish Foreign Minister Hopes for Quick Resolution in Journalist's Turkey Trial

Allegation of Longer Sentence for Swedish Journalist Medin in Turkey Dismissed

The Swedish journalist Joakim Medin risks up to 27 years' imprisonment in Turkey after allegations of spreading terrorist propaganda, reports Reporters Without Borders for the Journalisten newspaper. Medin's lawyers, however, estimate the maximum sentence to 12 years' imprisonment, according to ETC's editor-in-chief Andreas Gustavsson.
Allegation of Longer Sentence for Swedish Journalist Medin in Turkey Dismissed

Swedish Politicians to Attend Journalist Joakim Medin's Trial in Turkey

Jonas Sjöstedt (L) and Ulrika Westerlund (GP) are traveling to Ankara to attend the trial of Swedish journalist Joakim Medina. It's about putting some pressure on Turkey, says the Left Party's EU parliamentarian Jonas Sjöstedt.
Swedish Politicians to Attend Journalist Joakim Medin's Trial in Turkey

Kristersson on Medin's Imprisonment: Avoiding Justice Complications

Sweden is seeking talks with Turkey about the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party). .
Kristersson on Medin's Imprisonment: Avoiding Justice Complications

Sweden Analyzes Charges Against Journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey

Sweden is currently analyzing the charges against freelance journalist Joakim Medin, and embassy staff will try to attend the trial next week. Our goal is still to get Joakim Medin home as soon as possible, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Sweden Analyzes Charges Against Journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey

Turkey Uses Journalist's Books and Articles as Evidence in Trial

Joakim Medin's own books, reports and posts on social media constitute the evidence that Turkey is using against the Swedish journalist, according to the organization that represents him. .
Turkey Uses Journalist's Books and Articles as Evidence in Trial

Medin's Wife Faces Surreal Risk Amid Charges in Turkey

While the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin is imprisoned in Turkey, a constant countdown is underway for his wife Sofie Axelsson, who is pregnant with the couple's first child. There are many emotions, both anxious and cautiously hopeful, she says after the news that he has now been charged.
Medin's Wife Faces Surreal Risk Amid Charges in Turkey

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Faces 12-Year Sentence in Turkey Trial

The journalist Joakim Medin is being prosecuted in Turkey for terrorist crimes and insulting the president. He risks a total of 12 years in prison, reports Dagens ETC.
Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Faces 12-Year Sentence in Turkey Trial

Trials Begin for Nearly 200 Critics of Turkish Regime Protests

Trials have been initiated against nearly 200 detainees, many of them students, who participated in regime-critical protests in Turkey. .
Trials Begin for Nearly 200 Critics of Turkish Regime Protests

Journalist Joakim Medin Expresses Gratitude for Support from Turkish Prison

The imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin writes in a letter from the prison in Turkey that he is grateful for all the support he has received since his arrest at the end of March. "The words have reached me about all the support and attention I am getting now".
Journalist Joakim Medin Expresses Gratitude for Support from Turkish Prison
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