Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard met her Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan to advocate for the release of Joakim Medin, a journalist convicted in Turkey for insulting President Erdogan. Detained since March 27 at Istanbul airport, Medin was handed an 11-month suspended sentence but is still imprisoned awaiting a second trial on terrorism allegations related to the PKK. Swedish officials assert he wasn't in Sweden during a protest against Erdogan linked to his charges, raising concerns about press freedom and diplomatic relations between Sweden and Turkey.
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard expressed her strong commitment to securing the release of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who faces charges including insulting President Erdogan.
Despite being sentenced to an 11-month suspended sentence, journalist Joakim Medin remains detained in Turkey, complicating foreign diplomatic efforts for his release.
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