The Local Sweden 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 Christian Democrat in anti-Islamist Facebook rant A senior local politician for Sweden’s Christian Democrats risks being being ejected from the party for calling for Islamists to be shot. https://www.thelocal.se/20180826/christian-democrat-in-anti-islamist-facebook-rant Sun, 26 Aug 2018 18:06:48 +0200 christian-democrat-in-anti-islamist-facebook-rant Why we must stop seeing far-right terrorists as lone wolf offenders OPINION: Our cognitive bias makes us view Islamist and far-right terrorists differently, writes Swedish researcher Christer Mattsson. https://www.thelocal.se/20170214/why-we-must-stop-seeing-far-right-terrorists-as-lone-wolf-offenders Tue, 14 Feb 2017 07:50:42 +0100 why-we-must-stop-seeing-far-right-terrorists-as-lone-wolf-offenders Sweden 'far behind' on counter-terrorism Swedish Muslims fighting in Syria and other conflict zones could return home to carry out terror attacks and Sweden has a lot to learn from other EU countries when it comes to preventing Islamist terrorism, a new report claims. https://www.thelocal.se/20130504/47708 Sat, 04 May 2013 12:42:00 +0200 47708 Sweden advances plan to combat extremism In the wake of the terror attacks in Norway last month, the Swedish government is planning to present its own action plan to combat violent extremism. https://www.thelocal.se/20110805/35364 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:02:00 +0200 35364