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Why I decided to sue the Russian FSB in a quest for the truth about Raoul Wallenberg

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:59:00 +0200

Marie Dupuy, the niece of Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, explains why she and her family have filed a lawsuit against the Russian Security Services in an effort to clarify the circumstances of her uncle's fate.

'Re-open probe into Raoul Wallenberg’s fate'

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:10:00 +0200

Official claims from Russia about when Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg died appear ever more doubtful as new evidence emerges, argues historian Susanne Berger, who has called for the investigation in Wallenberg's fate to be re-opened.

Sweden knew Wallenberg probe 'blocked' by KGB

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:42:00 +0100

The Soviet secret police and its Russian successor actively blocked a probe into the fate of Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg and Sweden was informed, researchers say, citing a recently unearthed document.

Newspaper cleared over Guillou 'spy' affair

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:08:00 +0200

Sweden's Press Council (Pressens opinionsnämnd) has freed the Expressen newspaper for its article series revealing that the prominent Swedish author and journalist Jan Guillou had liaisons spanning five years with the Soviet intelligence service in the 1960s.

Wallenberg lived longer than claimed: report

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:16:00 +0200

Russian archivists have said that Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg may have still been alive after July 17, 1947, Swedish news magazine Fokus reported on Thursday.

Sahlin demands answers over KGB revelations

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:42:00 +0100

Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has called on writer Jan Guillou to lift the lid on any information he may have passed to the KGB about her party.

Writer Guillou admits KGB connection

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:09:00 +0200

Prominent Swedish author and journalist Jan Guillou had liaisons spanning five years with the Soviet intelligence service in the 1960s. Guillou maintains he was trying to reveal how the KGB was operating in Sweden.