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 An appeals court in Malmö has added one month to the jail sentence faced by street artist Dan Park for posting tweets using the offensive term 'blattar' to describe immigrants, and claiming rape was normal in their cultures. https://www.thelocal.se/20190426/malm-street-artist-given-extra-month-in-jail-for-hate-crimes Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:59:01 +0200 malm-street-artist-given-extra-month-in-jail-for-hate-crimes The Malmö-based provocateur Dan Park has been sentenced to three months in jail for hate crimes, after tweets in which he used the term 'blattar' to describe immigrants, and claimed rape was normal in their cultures. https://www.thelocal.se/20181109/malm-street-artist-dan-parks-jailed-for-hate-crimes Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:57:47 +0100 malm-street-artist-dan-parks-jailed-for-hate-crimes UPDATED: After Danish police determined that there were no grounds to charge controversial Swedish street artist Dan Park, he will get off with a fine for his flyers comparing refugees to terrorists. https://www.thelocal.se/20151020/swedish-street-artist-dan-park-reported-to-danish-police Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:57:21 +0200 swedish-street-artist-dan-park-reported-to-danish-police Swedish artist Lars Vilks who is believed to be the intended target of one of the Copenhagen shootings, says police have told him he can never return to his home in southern Sweden, as he prepares to hold a debate in a secret location on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20150325/hiding-still-indefinite-for-swedish-artist-vilks Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:52:00 +0100 hiding-still-indefinite-for-swedish-artist-vilks Controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks has been in hiding since the deadly Copenhagen shootings of which he is believed to have been a target. He tells The Local about his role in the Swedish integration debate, why he feels he's not 'responsible' for the safety of others, and tries to sell one of his paintings to our reporter Emma Löfgren. https://www.thelocal.se/20150218/i-might-be-able-to-sneak-out Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:18:00 +0100 i-might-be-able-to-sneak-out A Malmö court has sentenced Swedish street artist Dan Park to six months in jail for incitement to racial agitation and defamation. https://www.thelocal.se/20140821/swedish-artist-jailed-for-race-hate-pictures Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:04:00 +0200 swedish-artist-jailed-for-race-hate-pictures Malmö street artist Dan Park was handed a fine and a suspended sentence after being convicted on Thursday of defamation and racial agitation in connection with posters he made after students staged a "slave auction" at Lund University. https://www.thelocal.se/20120127/38756 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:58:00 +0100 38756 A Brussels human rights group has "strongly condemned" a ruling by the Swedish prosecution authorities who deemed a "slave auction" held by a Lund student group in April to be a "costume party" meaning no charges will be filed. https://www.thelocal.se/20111031/37070 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:14:00 +0100 37070 A ”slave auction” held by a Lund student group in April was a ”costume party” meaning no charges will be filed against the organizers, according to the prosecution authority in Skåne in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20111028/37016 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:47:00 +0200 37016