The family of a Swedish EU diplomat held captive in Iran for more than 500 days called on September 10 for his immediate release, as he marked his birthday in a Tehran prison. "Today on Johan's 33rd birthday, he should be with us celebrating.... He should be released immediately and allowed to travel home," the family of Johan Floderus wrote in a statement, releasing a picture of him taken during the only video call with his family he has been granted. Floderus was arrested on April 17, 2022, at Tehran's airport as he was returning home from a trip with friends.
