Foreign ministry spokesman says Hamid Noury's life sentence rests on 'baseless, distorted and fabricated accusations,' in case that has tested relations between nations
Ahmad Reza Jalali is set to be executed within 9 days; experts say case is example of Iranian tactic of hold dual-nationals hostage as diplomatic chips
Ambassador called in after Swedish prosecutors ask for life imprisonment in trial of Hamid Noury, accused of crimes against humanity; Sweden warns against travel to Iran
Hamid Noury, accused of handing out death sentences during a 1988 purge of dissidents, faces charges including murder, crimes against humanity, war crimes
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