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 The verdict in a high-profile rape case from Stockholm suburb Fittja which resulted in five men being acquitted is set to be appealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20180105/fittja-rape-case-verdict-to-be-appealed Fri, 05 Jan 2018 11:16:47 +0100 fittja-rape-case-verdict-to-be-appealed Demonstrators in Malmö called on Sweden's government to do more as they held a protest against alleged rapes in the city as well as acquittals in a case from Stockholm suburb Fittja. https://www.thelocal.se/20171220/demonstrators-call-for-swedish-government-to-do-more-to-combat-rape Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:11:14 +0100 demonstrators-call-for-swedish-government-to-do-more-to-combat-rape A Swedish court has acquitted five men accused of raping a woman and being complicit in her rape in Stockholm suburb Fittja in 2016, saying there was insufficient evidence to convict them of the crimes. https://www.thelocal.se/20171219/five-men-acquitted-in-fittja-rape-case Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:11:03 +0100 five-men-acquitted-in-fittja-rape-case A group of 'super mothers' have told The Local how they calmed the streets of a Stockholm suburb by commanding respect from the area's youths. https://www.thelocal.se/20170526/meet-the-super-mothers-making-a-stockholm-suburb-safer Fri, 26 May 2017 16:38:25 +0200 meet-the-super-mothers-making-a-stockholm-suburb-safer Turks and Kurds have lived peacefully side by side for years in Sweden – but two incidents within a week are fuelling concern of tit-for-tat violence, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.se/20160219/turks-and-kurds-fear-revenge-violence-in-sweden Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:43:30 +0100 turks-and-kurds-fear-revenge-violence-in-sweden Police suspect vandalism after pig's trotters were thrown into a mosque near Stockholm after the windows of the building's main door were smashed in on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20131118/stockholm-mosque-targeted-in-pigs-trotters-attack Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:44:00 +0100 stockholm-mosque-targeted-in-pigs-trotters-attack A 32-year-old man remains in custody after a fatal shooting Saturday night outside of Stockholm. The police have not ruled out the possibility of others being involved in the murder and continue to question the suspect. https://www.thelocal.se/20110619/34446 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:32:00 +0200 34446 Stockholm-area police arrested nine left-wing activists on Wednesday in connection with a string of disturbances in the southern suburb of Fittja in Botkyrka. https://www.thelocal.se/20091029/22962 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:00 +0100 22962 Commuters on the Stockholm subway are not expected to experience any delays in their Monday morning commute despite a smoke bomb attack at Fittja station south of the city. https://www.thelocal.se/20090629/20338 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:17:00 +0200 20338 A 16-year old boy has been convicted of manslaughter for attacking and killing a man in a Stockholm suburb last autumn. https://www.thelocal.se/20070131/6263 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:25:00 +0100 6263 A 71-year-old man has been sentenced by Huddinge district court to ten years in prison for the murder of a man six years his junior in the Stockholm suburb of Fittja. https://www.thelocal.se/20070105/6003 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:21:00 +0100 6003 A 17-year old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 47-year old man in the Stockholm suburb of Fittja earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.se/20060929/5066 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:36:00 +0200 5066 A 47-year old man was killed on Saturday night in an attack in the Stockholm suburb of Fittja. https://www.thelocal.se/20060917/4928 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:37:00 +0200 4928 The body of a man has been found next to an electricity substation in a residential area of Stockholm. Police suspect that he was murdered. https://www.thelocal.se/20060522/3872 Mon, 22 May 2006 14:47:00 +0200 3872