Sweden blasts Iran for sending women rights activist to jail

From AFP

STOCKHOLM — Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Friday criticised Iran for sentencing women’s rights activist Parvin Ardalan to prison, saying it revealed Tehran’s "deteriorated respect for human rights."

"The jail sentence on September 3 against Iranian human rights defender Parvin Ardalan gives rise to concern," Bildt said in a statement, adding that "the claim that Ardalan poses a threat to Iran’s national security lacks credibility."