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 Marriages involving a minor and carried out overseas will no longer be recognized in Sweden under any circumstances after parliament approved a change in the law on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20181121/sweden-to-stop-recognition-of-child-marriages-abroad Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:20:59 +0100 sweden-to-stop-recognition-of-child-marriages-abroad Two Syrian parents in central Sweden have been found guilty of trying to marry their 13-year-old daughter to a man in his twenties against her will. https://www.thelocal.se/20180404/swedish-court-sentences-parents-for-trying-to-force-girl-13-into-marriage Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:59:47 +0200 swedish-court-sentences-parents-for-trying-to-force-girl-13-into-marriage Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) has withdrawn an information brochure targeted towards people moving to the country while married to children after it provoked widespread outrage. https://www.thelocal.se/20180329/swedish-agency-backtracks-following-child-marriage-brochure-storm Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:08:21 +0200 swedish-agency-backtracks-following-child-marriage-brochure-storm A report commissioned by the Swedish government proposes ways to make it more difficult for child marriages from abroad to be recognized in Sweden, but critics say stopping short of a full ban is not enough. https://www.thelocal.se/20171206/sweden-to-crack-down-on-child-marriages Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:40:32 +0100 sweden-to-crack-down-on-child-marriages Anyone in Sweden who forces someone else to get married against their will can be sent to prison, according to proposed legislation presented Thursday which aims to criminalize forced marriages. https://www.thelocal.se/20120524/41012 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:04:00 +0200 41012 Swedish laws against forced marriages and child marriages are not effective, the country's migration board stated in a report to the government on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110217/32114 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:40:00 +0100 32114