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Coverage dated September 3, 2023

Sweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year

Headline from The Republic

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden on Monday said a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last year and called for his immediate release. The Swedish government didn’t identify the man, but the New York Times said he was Johan Floderus, a Swede who had been working for the European Union’…

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  1. The Republic

    Sweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year (opens The Republic)

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    STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden on Monday said a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last year and called for his immediate release. The Swedish government didn’t identify the man, but the New York Times said he was Johan Floderus, a Swede who had been working for the European Union’…

  2. The Times of Israel

    Swedish national has been held by Iran since last year, Stockholm confirms (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Man identified as Johan Floderus, a Swede working for the EU's diplomatic corps whom Tehran seemingly accused of spying for Israel

  3. Al Jazeera

    Sweden, EU say Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The announcement comes after The New York Times reported on the detention of an employee of the EU diplomatic corps.

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