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'Return 130 terrorists!' Turkey sets condition for Sweden, Finland in NATO bid saga
Jan 18, 2023 05:04Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Sweden and Finland must deport some 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before Ankara approves their bids to join NATO.
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Top Iranian rights official: Nouri’s mistreatment 'black mark' on Sweden’s human rights, legal records
Jan 13, 2023 10:04A senior Iranian Judiciary official has slammed the unexpected and surprising behavior by the Swedish appeals court toward Hamid Nouri, who has been imprisoned in Sweden on baseless charges, denouncing the degrading treatment meted out to the Iranian national as a black stain on the European country’s legal, judicial and human rights records.
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Iran summons Swedish envoy over EU’s meddlesome stance on recent riots
Jan 12, 2023 12:04The ambassador of Sweden to Tehran has been called in by the Iranian Foreign Ministry over the interfering stance adopted by a number of the European Union member states and comments made by their officials about Iran’s domestic affairs.
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Tehran voices deep chagrin over Sweden court's mistreatment of wrongfully-imprisoned Iranian national
Jan 12, 2023 04:30The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman expresses profound chagrin over a Swedish appeals court's mistreatment of a wrongfully-imprisoned national of the country.
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‘This court is unjust’: Iran's Hamid Nouri slams Swedish ‘sham’ court of appeal
Jan 12, 2023 03:15Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally incarcerated in Sweden, during a court of appeal on Wednesday said his trial has not been fair, a statement that prompted the judge to order his microphone to be turned off.
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Family members, activists demand release of Hamid Nouri
Dec 14, 2022 04:54Relatives, family members and a group of activists gathered in front of the Swedish embassy in Tehran to demand the release of former Iranian judiciary official Hamid Nouri, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Swedish court.
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Stockholm mosque denounces desecration of Holy Quran
Dec 12, 2022 03:15A mosque in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, has condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran following a recent attack on its facility.
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Russia says Sweden, Finland joining NATO may accelerate Arctic militarization
Dec 01, 2022 05:54Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO could accelerate the militarization of the Arctic region.
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Iran FM urges immediate release of Hamid Nouri, warns of consequences
Nov 11, 2022 15:27Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on the new Swedish government to immediately release Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been incarcerated in Sweden, warning of the consequences of his illegal detention on bilateral relations.
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Iran’s Prosecutor General slams gross rights violations in Hamid Nouri’s detention in Sweden
Oct 22, 2022 13:43Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad-Ja’far Montazeri has urged Sweden to investigate the “illegal behaviors” of Swedish authorities in arresting and detaining Iranian national Hamid Nouri, saying gross human rights violations can be seen in his detention and trial.