A Swedish court has sentenced Hamid Noury to life in prison for crimes committed during a dissident purge in 1988. The case related to the killing of at least 5,000 prisoners across Iran. Sweden and Iran have strained relations since the trial began in August 2021. Tehran dismissed as “political” a Swedish court verdict sentencing … Read more
A Swedish court sentenced former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury to life in prison for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents. The case related to the killing of at least 5,000 prisoners across Iran, allegedly ordered by Ayatollah Khomeini. Mehri Emrani, a 61-year-old MEK supporter, and her husband were among the plaintiffs in … Read more
Lawyers for Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmedreza Djalali, who is accused of espionage and faces execution in Iran, have requested a retrial, his attorney Helaleh Moussavian told AFP on Sunday. Djalali was scheduled to be hanged on Saturday, but according to his wife, the execution did not take place. Human rights organizations and the Swedish government have … Read more
Stockholm reported Friday that Iranian officials had detained a Swedish man, potentially straining already strained ties between the two countries. A Swedish man in his 30s “has lately been imprisoned,” according to Sweden’s foreign ministry. “The embassy in Tehran is seeking further information in the matter and is in contact with local authorities,” it said … Read more
Iran stated it had summoned Sweden’s ambassador following a request with the aid of prosecutors in the Nordic country for the existence imprisonment of a former Iranian reliable. The overseas ministry in Tehran’s past due Sunday “strongly condemned” the arrest and trial of Hamid Noury, 61, as “unlawful” and referred to as for halting the … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran says it summoned Sweden’s ambassador in response to a request from Swedish prosecutors for the life imprisonment of a former Iranian official. The arrest and prosecution of Hamid Noury, 61, in Tehran late Sunday were “strongly condemned” by the foreign ministry, which demanded for the procedures to be halted and his release. Noury, … Read more
