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| Born | 10 September 1990[1][2][3] |
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Johan Floderus (born 10 September 1990)[1][2][3] is a Swedish diplomat and European Union official. He first started working for the European Commission in 2019, serving as an aide to the then-incumbent European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, before joining the European External Action Service two years later.[4][5]
On 4 September 2023, a New York Times report revealed that Floderus had been arrested by Iranian authorities at the international airport in Tehran in April 2022, while visiting the country on holiday, and had reportedly been detained at the Evin Prison ever since.[4][5][6] EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell confirmed the news the following day.[7][8]
On 10 September, Floderus's family officially started a public campaign, named #FreeJohanFloderus, in support of his liberation.[1][2][9] On 10 December, he was officially charged with "extensive measures against the security of the country, extensive intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime and corruption on Earth" by Iranian authorities.[10][11][12]
On 15 June 2024, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson publicly announced that Floderus had been released from Iranian authorities, together with fellow Swedish prisoner Saeed Azizi, as part of a prisoner exchange deal that saw convicted war criminal Hamid Nouri return to Iran.[13][14]
- ^ a b c Stevis-Gridneff, Matina (10 September 2023). "E.U. Official Held in Iran Prison in Brutal Conditions, Family Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Family Statement". #FreeJohanFloderus. 10 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Jörnmark Callstam, Dennis (3 November 2023). "Matts och Kerstins son är fängslad i Iran – sedan 565 dagar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b Stevis-Gridneff, Matina; Anderson, Christina; Erlanger, Steven; Pronczuk, Monika (4 September 2023). "Johan Floderus, E.U. Official From Sweden, Is Imprisoned in Iran". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b "L'Iran tiene in carcere da più di un anno un diplomatico dell'Unione Europea". Il Post (in Italian). 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Svensson, Olof (4 September 2023). "Svenske Johan, 33, fängslad i Iran i 500 dagar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Gritten, David (5 September 2023). "Johan Floderus: EU confirms official from Sweden detained in Iran". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ AFP (5 September 2023). "Borrell Confirms Swedish EU Diplomat Held In Iran". Barron's. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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:21was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "È stato liberato Johan Floderus, diplomatico dell'Unione Europea che era detenuto in Iran dal 2022". Il Post (in Italian). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Johan Floderus och Saeed Azizi på väg hem – utväxlas mot Hamid Noury". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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