Saeed Azizi

Saeed Azizi is an Iranian-Swedish citizen who was arrested and sentenced to prison during a trip to Tehran.

The trial of the former assistant prosecutor of Gohardasht prison, Hamid Nouri, began in Sweden based on the principle of universal jurisdiction, and on charges of involvement in "war crime" and "intentional murder" during the mass execution of political prisoners in the summer of 1988. As a result, relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sweden became tense. Following these tense relations, the Islamic Republic government has been arresting Swedish citizens and dual citizens and accusing them of espionage or cooperation with hostile governments, and using them as pawns to get concessions from the West. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='55667'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46787/'> HRANA wrote almost three months later that Saeed Azizi, who had just traveled to Iran from Sweden, was arrested by the security forces at his home in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55663'> <reference source='https://www.rferl.org/a/stockholm-says-swedish-iranian-man-detained-in-iran/32782235.html'> The Swedish government announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran has illegally detained an Iranian-Swedish citizen over the age of 60 and demanded his quick release. According to Radio Farda, Stockholm did not announce the identity of this man, but noted that he has the citizenship of Iran and Sweden and that he was arrested "for no specific reason" last November. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55668'> <reference source='https://x.com/reza_shafakhah/status/1752810156616815075?s=20'> Reza Shafakhah wrote in his user account on X that his client Saeed Azizi was sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. According to Mr. Shafakhah, Mr. Azizi is suffering from cancer and he is physically unable to spend his prison term. A few days later, HRANA wrote that this sentence was issued by Iman Afshari on charges of assembly and collusion. According to HRANA, Mr. Azizi is imprisoned in Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55669'> <reference source='https://x.com/reza_shafakhah/status/1756247930317475863?s=20'> Reza Shafakhah wrote in his account on X that his client Saeed Azizi, who is suffering from prostate cancer, recently fell down a flight of stairs in prison and his physical condition has worsened. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='56450'> <reference source='https://x.com/reza_shafakhah/status/1769369562720457028?s=20'> The Court of Appeals of Tehran confirmed his five-year prison sentence. Reza Shafakhah, Saeed Azizi's lawyer, announced this news and wrote that his client's sentence was confirmed by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals of Tehran Province. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60553'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4xcyfcv2'> Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi were released during the exchange of prisoners between Iran and Sweden. According to IranWire, the Swedish government exchanged Hamid Nouri, the former assistant prosecutor of Gohardasht prison and one of the people involved in the mass execution of political prisoners in the 1980s, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the verdict of the Stockholm Supreme Court, with Saeed Azizi and Johan Floderus, who were imprisoned in Iran. According to this report, Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson pointed out that the two were detained "without reason", adding: > The Swedish government has worked hard for their release. "Today they will land in Sweden and join their family members and loved ones. In this report, it is stated that the exchange of prisoners between Iran and Sweden has taken place with the mediation of the country of Oman, and the prisoners of both sides have been transferred from Tehran and Stockholm to Muscat. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>