Sweden's center-right coalition government has come under fire for its plan to implement a national begging ban, with critics accusing it of attempting to "outlaw poverty" and arguing that the proposal may not only be unlawful but also fail to address the root causes of vulnerability. Supported by the far-right Sweden Democrats, the three-party coalition, which secured a narrow victory …
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday held the first hearing for a Swedish citizen who was detained last year on charges of spying for Israel, media reported. A report by Mizanonline.ir news website, which is affiliated with the country’s judiciary, said that the prosecutor accused the man who was identified as Johan Floderus of “having links with Israeli elements” and …
The announcement comes after The New York Times reported on the detention of a Swedish citizen working for the European Union’s diplomatic corps. Sweden and the European Commission have said a Swedish national was detained in Iran in April last year. The announcement came on Monday after The New York Times reported that a Swedish citizen working for the European …
The arrest comes amid increasing tensions between Tehran and Stockholm. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested a Swedish national on charges of spying after having him under surveillance for some time. But the Iranian intelligence ministry statement on Saturday mentioned that the arrested individual’s travels were monitored closely from the unspecified time he entered the country, …
