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Iranian citizen in Sweden jail

Iran has strongly criticized mistreatment of one of its nationals by a Swedish court, saying it will spare no effort to protect its citizens anywhere in the world. Iran's Foreign Ministry also reminded the Swedish government of the need to respect human, legal and consular rights of the Iranian citizen jailed there. The ministry’s statement referred to the plight of Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen imprisoned in Sweden over alleged rights abuses. He was arrested in 2019 on charges brought against him by the anti-Iran MKO terrorist group. Nouri attended his appeals court hearing on Wednesday, slamming his trial as unfair. He urged the judge not to hold a sham trial, saying that he wouldn’t attend further hearings until his problems were addressed. In reaction, the judge ordered his microphone to be turned off. His family has told Press TV that Nouri has been humiliated, beaten and denied access to medical services during his detention and trial period.

Israeli crimes

Wednesday has been another deadly day for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians amid heightened tensions following the formation of the regime’s most extremist cabinet. In one incident, an Israeli settler fatally shot 19-year-old Sanad Mohammad Sam-asra near the city of al-Khalil, also known as Hebron. That happened following an alleged stabbing attack. Meanwhile, Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces also shot 21-year-old Ahmed Amer Salim Abu Junaid in the head at Balata refugee camp in northern West Bank. He later succumbed to his injury at the hospital. The fatality came during a raid of the camp by Israeli forces. Reacting to new Israeli crimes, Hamas resistance movement said Palestinian people will continue to defend their lands until their final liberation. It added that operations against Israeli forces and settlers were in response to the regime’s crimes against Palestinians.

UK strikes

A major British union says 100,000 of its members will go on strike on February 1st in a dispute with the government over pay, pensions and job security. The announcement came at a time that the UK is experiencing a wave of strikes across all sectors ranging from healthcare to railways. The Public and Commercial Services union said it had warned the government their dispute would escalate if they did not listen. The union’s secretary general added that the dispute could be resolved if more money was offered to its members. Different government departments and public sector bodies were hit with strikes over the last month, as pay rises failed to keep pace with double-digit inflation. Thousands of ambulance workers held a second day of strikes on Wednesday, while many schools in Scotland were closed by a teacher walkout.

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