Jul. 29, 2021

Iranian war crimes case in Sweden puts spotlight on Raisi’s past

Iran/Politics

 Swedish prosecutors have charged an Iranian citizen over suspected war crimes committed in Iran in the late 1980s. Since Sweden recognizes universal jurisdiction for crimes against humanity and war crimes, 60-year-old Hamid Nouri was arrested at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport in Nov. 2019. He has been in custody ever since. The case is expected to be one of the Scandinavian country’s biggest international lawsuits to date...

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Rouzbeh Parsi
Rouzbeh Parsi
Rouzbeh Parsi
Dr. Rouzbeh Parsi is Programme head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the ... Full Bio
فارسیPersian
فارسیPersian
عربيArabic
عربيArabic