News: Sweden

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sweden in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Sweden: news

Swede in plea for China colleagues

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 18:08
related countries: China

After arriving back in Sweden, human rights activist Peter Dahlin calls for his colleagues still in detention in China to be freed.
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Asylum centre stabbing shocks Sweden

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 10:10

Sweden's prime minister describes as a "terrible crime" the stabbing of a female employee at a centre for young asylum seekers.
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China releases Swedish rights activist

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 7:52
related countries: China

Swedish activist Peter Dahlin - detained in China as part of a wider crackdown on a growing legal rights movement - is released and deported.
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'Swedish Fritzl' on trial for abduction

Monday, January 25th 2016, 11:55
related places: A

A doctor dubbed the "Swedish Fritzl" goes on trial accused of drugging and raping a woman and locking her in a self-built bunker for almost a week.
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No deal yet on Assange questioning

Thursday, January 21st 2016, 16:31
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Sweden is considering whether to re-submit a request to question Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy in London over sexual assault allegations.
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The Nigerian football star coaching Afghan migrants in Sweden

Thursday, January 21st 2016, 8:06
related countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria

African champion now coaching team of migrants in Sweden
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Abba stars reunite for new venture

Wednesday, January 20th 2016, 20:01
related places: Stockholm

All four former members of the 1970s Swedish pop group Abba are reunited for the opening of a new business venture in the capital Stockholm.
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VIDEO: Swedish man 'confesses' on Chinese TV

Wednesday, January 20th 2016, 13:49
related countries: China

A detained Swedish rights activist Peter Dahlin has appeared on Chinese state television apparently confessing to breaking the law through his group's activities.
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Swede 'confesses' on China state TV

Wednesday, January 20th 2016, 8:56
related countries: China

Detained Swedish rights activist Peter Dahlin appears on Chinese state TV apparently confessing to breaking the law through his group's activities.
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Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom under fire

Wednesday, January 20th 2016, 2:04

New furore hits Swedish foreign minister
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Swedish inquiry into minister's flat

Tuesday, January 19th 2016, 15:10
related places: Stockholm

Sweden's anti-corruption prosecutor launches an investigation into a union flat in Stockholm rented by Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom.
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Israel: Sweden FM remarks 'outrageous'

Friday, January 15th 2016, 11:25
related countries: Israel

Israel's prime minister denounces as "outrageous" a call by Sweden's foreign minister to investigate recent killings of Palestinian attackers.
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China detains Swedish rights worker

Wednesday, January 13th 2016, 12:57
related countries: China
related places: A, Beijing

China detains a Swedish human rights worker in Beijing, amid a crackdown on legal activists that critics say aims to stifle dissent.
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VIDEO: Sweden's silence on festival sex attacks

Wednesday, January 13th 2016, 9:24
related places: Stockholm

Last year, there were numerous sexual assaults at a music festival in Stockholm - many by migrant youths - but police did not make the information public, as Katie Razzall reports.
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Sweden 'migrant assault cover up' probed

Monday, January 11th 2016, 16:41

Police in Sweden's capital probe accusations they covered up widespread sexual assaults by mostly migrant youths at a music festival.
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Sweden: Climate model for the world?

Thursday, January 7th 2016, 3:36

Will refugee crisis hurt Sweden's green energy plans?
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VIDEO: Border controls on Sweden-Denmark bridge

Wednesday, January 6th 2016, 13:21
related countries: Denmark

Emergency talks are due to be held on Wednesday after border controls were introduced by Sweden and Denmark, including on the Oresund Bridge.
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VIDEO: Commuters hit by Swedish border checks

Monday, January 4th 2016, 17:19
related countries: Denmark, Germany

Denmark has tightened its border controls with Germany, hours after Sweden imposed similar measures to deter migrants entering from Denmark.
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VIDEO: Delays as Sweden secures its border

Monday, January 4th 2016, 14:07
related countries: Denmark

Sweden introduces identity checks for travellers from Denmark in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country.
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Denmark latest to impose border controls

Monday, January 4th 2016, 13:48
related countries: Denmark, Germany

Denmark tightens its border controls with Germany, just hours after Sweden imposed similar measures to reduce the flow of migrants from Denmark.
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Sweden introduces border controls

Monday, January 4th 2016, 13:39
related countries: Denmark

Sweden introduces border controls for travellers coming from Denmark in an effort to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country.
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Sweden trains cancelled over ID checks

Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 10:19
related countries: Denmark

Swedish train operator SJ is to stop services to and from Denmark over identity checks demanded by the government to stem the influx of refugees.
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VIDEO: Photos celebrate Swedish dads

Saturday, December 19th 2015, 0:15

Photographer Johan Bävman profiled 45 dads in Sweden, arguably the most father-friendly country in the world.
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Sweden jails man for Uzbek imam attack

Tuesday, December 15th 2015, 15:16

A Swedish court sentences an Uzbek man to 18 years in prison for the 2012 attempted murder of a Muslim cleric who criticised the Uzbek government.
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Assange to be questioned by Sweden

Sunday, December 13th 2015, 22:11
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Ecuador has agreed to allow Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned by the Swedish authorities at the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
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Australia to return to Eurovision Contest

Tuesday, November 17th 2015, 9:11
related places: Stockholm

Australia will compete at Eurovision in Stockholm in 2016, their second appearance in the song contest, organisers confirm.
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Sweden brings in migrant border checks

Thursday, November 12th 2015, 16:24

Sweden brings in temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country, as an EU-Africa summit continues.
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VIDEO: Sweden's dilemma over immigration

Wednesday, November 11th 2015, 23:12

Sweden, which has received more than 100,000 asylum seekers this year, has announced it had decided to impose temporary border controls.
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Sweden far-right party makes gains from migrant crisis

Wednesday, November 11th 2015, 6:22

Swedish far-right reaps benefits of migrant crisis
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Swede dies in Sydney trolley crash

Tuesday, November 10th 2015, 1:40
related countries: Australia
related places: A, Sydney

A Swedish man dies and another is seriously injured when the shopping trolley they are riding down a hill hits a car in Sydney, Australia.
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The truth about Sweden's short working hours

Monday, November 2nd 2015, 0:00

Can working a six-hour day make you happier and richer?
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