How the Swedish government turned failure into success
ANALYSIS. Diplomats tend to avoid risks and settle for partial results. But for Swedes imprisoned in Iran, China and Eritrea, this is a disastrous approach, writes Susanne Berger from the Raoul…
“IF MY FATHER IS ALIVE, HE MUST BE RESCUED NOW” – Betlehem Isaak, daughter of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, calls on Sweden and the international community to act decisively to secure his release
September 23 marks the 24th anniversary of the unlawful detention of Mr. Dawit Isaak – a Swedish-Eritrean citizen, journalist, playwright, and the Edelstam Prize 2024 Laureate. He remains the world’s…
In Search of Moral Courage – Raoul Wallenberg Day August 27, 2025
Article published August 27, 2025 Stockholm, Sweden by SUSANNE BERGER, on Substack READ IN APP “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"Dr. Martin…
Artist of the bust of Harald Edelstam, Mr. Luciano Escanilla, Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr. Stefan Löfven, President of Chile, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, and Ms. Caroline Edelstam, President of Edelstam Foundation.
Chile’s President hands over a Statue of the diplomat hero Harald Edelstam to the Swedish Parliament
PRESS RELEASE During a ceremony in the Swedish Parliament today, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet, handed over a bust of the Swedish diplomat, Harald Edelstam, thanking for his humanitarian deeds during…
Dr. Brian Palmer, Board Member of the Harald Edelstam Foundation
Dr. Brian Palmer is a social anthropologist at Uppsala University in Sweden. Previously he held the Torgny Segerstedt Guest Professorship at Gothenburg University, and before that he taught at Harvard.…
Welcome to register for the Course “Civic Courage and Global Service”
Through a co-operation with the Newman Institute in Uppsala the Edelstam Foundation can offer the course: “Civic Courage and Global Service. Civic Courage and Global Service What is the place…