https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Almost 40 mosques or Muslim assemblies were attacked or vandalised in Sweden last year, with some being targeted as many as 10 times, according to a new report by a Swedish researcher. https://www.thelocal.se/20180612/new-report-highlights-attacks-on-39-swedish-mosques-in-2017 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:34:15 +0200 new-report-highlights-attacks-on-39-swedish-mosques-in-2017 Gothenburg, in western Sweden is, per capita, one of the European cities from which most people have joined Islamic extremist groups, according to Swedish integration police chief, Ulf Boström. https://www.thelocal.se/20151115/swedish-city-is-largest-recruiting-ground-for-islamic-extremism Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:22:45 +0100 swedish-city-is-largest-recruiting-ground-for-islamic-extremism Attacks against EU migrants and their habitats are increasing in Sweden, but few lead to prosecutions, according to police and voluntary organizations. https://www.thelocal.se/20150807/few-eu-migrant-attacks-lead-to-prosecution-in-sweden Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:37:04 +0200 few-eu-migrant-attacks-lead-to-prosecution-in-sweden Some 40 percent of Muslim congregations in Sweden have been exposed to some form of criminal attack, according to a recently published study at Mid Sweden University. https://www.thelocal.se/20120725/42228 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:36:00 +0200 42228 Suicide and fatal heart attack rates are distinctly higher among people who have been diagnosed with cancer, according to a new Swedish study. https://www.thelocal.se/20120405/40118 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:09:00 +0200 40118 Personal details of thousands of Swedes, including those with protected identities, may have been accessed in a hacker attack targeting an IT-firm supplying services to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20120329/39964 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:13:00 +0200 39964 The Swedish town of Örebro, recently rocked by the hunt and capture of a serial rapist, is reeling from what seems to be a new wave of attacks on young girls in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20111110/37284 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:19:00 +0100 37284