Supporters call for release of Swedish prisoner on second anniversary of detention in Iran
The European Union's Home Affairs Commissioner has made an appeal for the release of a Swedish employee of the EU's diplomatic corps who was arrested in Iran two years ago. Sweden says that 33-year-old Johan Floderus, who worked for the EU’s External Action Service, was arbitrarily detained. Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said Floderus had asked to work for the EU delegation in Afghanistan before he was detained in Iran. “We are dedicated to Johan's case," she said at an event in Brussels. "We are working closely with the Swedish authorities. We condemn Johan's imprisonment and deman...