Swiss ambassador to Iran summoned after tweet

Monday, 22 May 2023 06:30

The Swiss ambassador to Iran was summoned after sending a tweet which called on authorities to stop the executions of three men.

Nadine Olivieri Lozano also tweeted a picture of Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in Iranian custody after being arrested for violation of the country’s strict dress code, as well as an image of Iran’s pre-revolution flag.

The Iranian government told the ambassador that the tweet was ‘not compatible with the friendly relations between Iran and Switzerland’.

But the Swiss foreign ministry repeated the message on the official twitter account, which reiterated the position that Bern condemns the violence against protestors in Iran.

More from Bitesize News

Heavy snow causes chaos

Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council

Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro

It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts

Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power

A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold

Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.