‘Deeply worried’ father of Swedish EU diplomat calls for his release by Iran

Exclusive: Matts Floderus says his son Johan has been through ‘levels of hell in his nearly 600 days in detention

The father of a 33-year-old Swedish citizen and EU diplomat held in captivity in Iran for the past 18 months has revealed the “levels of hell” his son has experienced, as his family and employers step up their fight for his release.

Johan Floderus, who on Friday will have been incarcerated for 600 days in Tehran’s Evin prison with no routine consular visits or phone calls, has been on hunger strike at least five times, his father said.