'No more empty statements:' Iran ex-detainees press Sweden over death row academic

'No more empty statements:' Iran ex-detainees press Sweden over death row academic

Over 20 foreign nationals who themselves endured years of captivity in Iran on Wednesday urged Sweden to step up efforts to free a Swedish-Iranian citizen sentenced to death in the country, after he had a heart attack last week.Ahmadreza Djalali, an academic who was sentenced to death in 2017 on espionage charges he denies, suffered a heart attack in Tehran's Evin prison, his wife said Friday.

Over Three Months in Legal Limbo: Arghavan Fallahi’s Case Still Unclear

HRANA News Agency – Arghavan Fallahi, a Tehran resident, remains in legal limbo in Evin Prison more than three months after her arrest. A source close to her family confirmed to HRANA: “Ms. Fallahi has been held in Evin Prison for over three months without clarity on her case. She has been under interrogation during this time, and the charges against her remain unknown. She is allowed one phone call with her family per month and has not been gra…

The health of Ahmadreza Djalali, the Iranian-Swedish emergency physician and VUB guest professor who is being held in an Iranian cell, remains worrying after he suffered a heart attack last week. This was stated by colleague and friend Gerlant van Berlaer and Wies De Graeve, director of Amnesty International Flanders, on Tuesday, based on information that Djalali's wife Vida Mehrannia shared with them.