Tehran’s Cyberattacks on Swedish Researchers
Iran is actively working to target specific individuals on Swedish soil. This is no longer limited to exiled Iranians.
How Iran Operates Through Cyberattacks and Mosques
Iran operates on multiple levels against Sweden and the Western world, providing numerous reasons to heighten vigilance.
Iran’s Agenda for Influencing the International Community
The Islamist regime in Tehran is increasingly striving to influence, threaten, and spy on Swedish citizens. Influence operations now target not only Swedish-Iranians but also Swedes with no ties to Iran.
A comparative study on the security measures of the Pahlavi government against criminal and terrorist activities before the 1979 revolution
This study examines the security measures implemented by the Pahlavi government in Iran to counter criminal and terrorist activities prior to the 1979 revolution. The research explores the challenges posed by various radical and insurgent groups, including Marxist and Islamist factions, which employed tactics such as assassinations, kidnappings, and sabotage. It also analyzes the role…
Socioeconomic status does not determine who becomes a rapist
Men with a foreign background are significantly overrepresented in rape cases. New research shows that integration plays an important role. However, socioeconomic status has less significance, writes physician and researcher Ardavan Khoshnood.
TRT’s Misguided Mockery
Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT has produced a clip mocking Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and distorting historical facts about his father, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Shah’s legacy includes significant economic growth, modernization, and a substantial reduction in poverty in Iran. Given Turkey’s own human rights issues under President Erdoğan, there is a…
Patterns of care contacts in the final year of life among opioid overdose fatalities in southern Sweden: a latent class analysis
Background Understanding the heterogeneity of opioid overdose fatalities is critical to developing effective preventive interventions. This study examines patterns of care contacts among people who subsequently died from opioid overdose. The aim was to identify distinct groups of deceased individuals, based on their contacts with different care agencies in their last year of life. Methods…
The Illusion of Choice: Islamic Republic’s Presidential Elections
After the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, the Islamic Republic of Iran announced new presidential elections. The Guardian Council, a key body loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, rigorously vetted and excluded candidates, ensuring only regime-approved individuals could run. The superficial conservative versus reformist narrative highlights that approved candidates, including the so-called…
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Swedish diplomacy does not affect the Iranian regime [Swedish]
It is high time for Sweden’s lenient policy towards the dictatorship in Iran to come to an end. This is written by Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Associate Professor at Lund University and criminologist and political scientist, and Arvin Khoshnood, Iran expert and political scientist.