Tehran, Jan 22, 2025 (AFP) - Iran: Swiss inmate who took own life had photographed 'military site'

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Iran's judiciary said on Wednesday that a Swiss prisoner who took his own life this month had been jailed for "taking photos of a restricted military site". On January 9, the judiciary said a Swiss national accused of spying had committed suicide in jail in the eastern city of Semnan. No details were provided at the time about how he killed himself or the circumstances of his arrest. A day later Switzerland confirmed the man's death, identifying......

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