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I endured Evin, Iran’s most notorious jail. I can’t understand how Sweden can leave its citizen to die there

I’m overjoyed two Swedes were released as part of a swap deal – but to leave another behind on death row is unconscionable, says businessman and former hostage Siamak Namazi

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Who are the foreign nationals held in Iran's Evin prison?

A fire at Iran's Evin prison on Oct. 15 that killed eight people has ramped up pressure on clerical rulers who are already struggling to contain nationwide protests ignited by the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Reuters

Belgium debates contentious prisoner swap treaty with Iran

Belgian lawmakers on Tuesday debated a prisoner exchange treaty with Tehran that an exiled Iranian group opposes and says will release the mastermind behind a plan to bomb one of its rallies.

Reuters

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Belgium Debates Contentious Prisoner Swap Treaty with Iran

Belgian lawmakers on Tuesday debated a prisoner exchange treaty with Tehran that an exiled Iranian group opposes and says will release the mastermind behind a plan to bomb one of its rallies. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne urged the foreign relations committee of Belgium's lower house to back an accord…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran state media says diplomat jailed with insufficient evidence

State media says Belgium has sentenced Asadollah Assadi to a 20-year prison sentence in a politicised case.

Al Jazeera

Wife of Swedish Citizen Threatened with Iran Execution Appeals to EU

The wife of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali accused of espionage and threatened with execution in Iran, on Saturday called on the European Union to secure her husband's release. "I hope that the EU can really act decisively in order to bring Ahmadreza home," Vida Mehrannia said according to excerpts of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish citizen risking Iran execution is 'hostage': Amnesty

Paris (AFP) - An Iranian-Swedish citizen facing imminent execution in Iran is being held as a hostage by Tehran in a bid to force Belgium and Sweden to make concessions in two cases concerning former Iranian officials, Amnesty International said Thursday.

AFP

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UN Calls on Tehran to Halt Imminent Execution of Dual Iranian-Swedish Doctor

The UN human rights office has urged Iran to halt the execution order of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali and reverse his death sentence. "We are deeply alarmed by the imminent execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran of Swedish-Iranian doctor, and academic Ahmedreza Djalali," UN rights office spokeswoman Liz Throssell…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN rights office urges Iran to halt imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic

The U.N. human rights office's spokesperson on Tuesday urged Iran to halt the imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali and reverse his death sentence.

Reuters

Iran arrests French couple and threatens to execute Swedish-Iranian

Cécile Kohler and her husband held after holiday, while threat to kill scientist seen as reprisal for Swedish war crimes trial

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s Judiciary Rules Out Swap for Condemned Iranian-Swedish Man

Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian disaster medicine researcher arrested by Iran, will be executed without a possibility of exchange with an Iranian national tried in Sweden, Iran's judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday. "Djalali has been sentenced to death on several charges and the verdict is final. The sentence will be carried…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's judiciary says Iranian-Swedish Djalali's execution will be carried out

The death sentence of Swedish-Iranian national Ahmadreza Djalali is on the agenda and will be carried out, Iran's judiciary spokesperson Zabihollah Khodaian said on Tuesday, without giving a date as to when the execution will take place.

Reuters

‘This torture has destroyed our lives’: Swedish-Iranian doctor threatened with imminent execution

Tehran is accused of detaining the scientist to influence the trial of an Iranian in Stockholm

The Independent UK

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