Embassy of Iran in Stockholm
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The Embassy of Iran in Stockholm
is Iran
's diplomatic mission
to Sweden
. It is located at Elfviksvägen 76, Västra Yttringe gård, on Lidingö
. Until 1971, the embassy was located in the Villa Gumælius mansion in Diplomatstaden
, Stockholm
. The current ambassador of Iran to Sweden is Rasoul Eslami.
Formal diplomatic relations between Sweden and Iran were established in 1929, when a treaty of friendship was signed between the two countries.
forces stormed the building to release the then ambassador of Iran to Sweden, Abdel Rahmin Gahavi, his wife and one servant who had been taken hostage
. The protestors were arrested and taken to the Kronoberg Remand Prison
in Stockholm, where twenty-nine of them were later detained in custody pending trial.
On 26 June 2009, in wake of the 2009 Iranian election protests
, about 150 people gathered outside the embassy to protest against the Iranian regime. Some of the protesters managed to enter the embassy building, where they engaged in fighting with the embassy's personnel. According to the police, one member of the embassy staff was injured in the clashes. In addition, a few of the protesters were injured and one policeman. The police later managed to evict the demonstrators from the building and arrested one person.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
is Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is located at Elfviksvägen 76, Västra Yttringe gård, on Lidingö
Lidingö
Lidingö is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, located north east of central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is also the seat of Lidingö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 44,000 inhabitants in 2011....
. Until 1971, the embassy was located in the Villa Gumælius mansion in Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden.Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay which is located south of the eastern-most part of Strandvägen...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. The current ambassador of Iran to Sweden is Rasoul Eslami.
Formal diplomatic relations between Sweden and Iran were established in 1929, when a treaty of friendship was signed between the two countries.
Protests at the embassy
On 24 August 1981, a group of thirty-three Iranian exile students stormed into and occupied the embassy in protest of extrajudicial executions and violence in Iran. Earlier during the summer, under the rule of Mohammad-Ali Rajai, about 700 extrajudicial executions had been carried out in Iran. Later the same day, Swedish policeSwedish Police Service
The Swedish Police Service is a collection of Government agencies concerned with police matters in Sweden. The Swedish Police Service consists of 28,500 employees of which 39 per cent are women. The staff consists of 20,000 police officers of which 25 per cent are women and 8,500 civilian staff of...
forces stormed the building to release the then ambassador of Iran to Sweden, Abdel Rahmin Gahavi, his wife and one servant who had been taken hostage
Hostage
A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...
. The protestors were arrested and taken to the Kronoberg Remand Prison
Kronobergshäktet
Kronobergshäktet is the largest remand prison in Sweden with a capacity of 321 inmates. It's located the block Kronoberg on Kungsholmen in Stockholm....
in Stockholm, where twenty-nine of them were later detained in custody pending trial.
On 26 June 2009, in wake of the 2009 Iranian election protests
2009 Iranian election protests
Protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in major cities in Iran and around the world starting June 13, 2009...
, about 150 people gathered outside the embassy to protest against the Iranian regime. Some of the protesters managed to enter the embassy building, where they engaged in fighting with the embassy's personnel. According to the police, one member of the embassy staff was injured in the clashes. In addition, a few of the protesters were injured and one policeman. The police later managed to evict the demonstrators from the building and arrested one person.
External links
- Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, official website