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[โ€“] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago

How is arresting a diplomat not a bigger scandal?

[โ€“] jet@hackertalks.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Johan_Floderus

He is a diplomat, who took a holiday trip to Iran, so he was not officially on a diplomatic mission when he was arrested. So the normal considerations of diplomats does not apply here.

He is being held hostage in his free time, as it were.

[โ€“] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

News like these are the reason why I don't visit authoritarian or corrupt countries. Well, that and because I'm broke.