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Still Unclear About Detainees in Iraq
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Still Unclear About Detainees in Iraq

A Swedish national has been sentenced to death in Iraq. Whether two other Swedes have received the same sentence remains unclear, according to Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (The Moderate Party)
DCA Criticism: "A Direct Threat to All Swedes"
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DCA Criticism: "A Direct Threat to All Swedes"

That the DCA agreement gives the USA the opportunity to place nuclear weapons on Swedish soil is a historic turnaround, according to several critics. This creates a direct threat to all Swedes, says diplomat Rolf Ekéus
Djalali to Kristersson: You left me helpless
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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
Parliament to Vote on Controversial Military Agreement
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Parliament to Vote on Controversial Military Agreement

American military is to get access to Swedish bases across the country. Today, the Riksdag is expected to approve the controversial DCA agreement
Unique Prisoner Exchange - This is the Background
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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
Floderus and Azizi reunited with their families
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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
The Foreign Office summons Russian ambassador after airspace violation
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The Foreign Office summons Russian ambassador after airspace violation

The Foreign Office will summon the Russian ambassador to mark its disapproval of the incident, according to Foreign Minister Tobias Billström. This follows the violation of Swedish airspace
USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation
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USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

USA's Foreign Department has blacklisted the Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). Three high-ranking individuals in the organisation are also classified as "global terrorists"
Israel seizes Palestinian tax revenue: "Extremely serious"
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Israel seizes Palestinian tax revenue: "Extremely serious"

Millions of dollars in Palestinian tax revenues are to be distributed to Israeli "victims of terrorism", announces Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The decision receives sharp criticism from Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (The Moderate Party) who calls it extremely serious
Death Sentence in Iraq Confirmed - Diplomat Summoned
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Death Sentence in Iraq Confirmed - Diplomat Summoned

Iraqi authorities have confirmed that a Swedish citizen has been sentenced to death in Iraq, announces the Swedish Foreign Ministry. Two more Swedes are reported to have been detained for involvement in the murder of a gangland figure, but what sentences they have been given, if any, are unclear
Swedish top diplomat summoned in Iran
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Swedish top diplomat summoned in Iran

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that Sweden's chargé d'affaires in Iran has been to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran after being summoned there.
Swedish gangs as intermediaries for Iran – this is what has happened
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Swedish gangs as intermediaries for Iran – this is what has happened

The criminal networks Foxtrot and Rumba have carried out an act against Israel's embassy in Stockholm on behalf of Iran, according to Israel's intelligence agency Mossad. The Swedish Security Service Säpo has confirmed that Iran is using Swedish gangs as intermediaries
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