EU Diplomat imprisoned in Iran concealed his sexuality from the regime

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STOCKHOLM, July 3 Johan Floderus and his now-fiancé Johnathan von Fürstenmühl kept their relationship under wraps during the time Floderus, a Swedish diplomat and European Union official, was imprisoned in Iran — in order to keep him safer, the couple told Swedish TV4 Nyheterna in an interview.

Homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, and thousands have been executed for it there since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

“That type of news would spread fast. I thought it was best for me to keep it private,” said Johan Floderus. “My strong feelings for my then-boyfriend and now-fiancé Jonathan kept me alive,” he added in the Swedish TV interview.