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 Swedish reporter Martin Schibbye spent 14 months in an Ethiopian prison after being found guilty of terrorism. He tells The Local about his mock execution, hiding notes in a rat's nest, and how upon release it took time to find his way back to his wife. https://www.thelocal.se/20131220/without-journalists-taking-risks-the-world-would-be-silent Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:50:00 +0100 without-journalists-taking-risks-the-world-would-be-silent A Swedish-Ethiopian politician from Gothenburg, assaulted on a trip to Ogaden, has been safely housed at the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa were immediate arrangements are being made for him and his family return home. https://www.thelocal.se/20130717/49102 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:42:00 +0200 49102 A Swedish-Ethiopian politician from Gothenburg has been assaulted on a trip to Ogaden, the restive region where two Swedish journalist were arrested two years ago on suspicion of abetting terrorists. https://www.thelocal.se/20130715/49062 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:57:00 +0200 49062 Ethiopian officials deny the claim that they faked footage in order to get the two jailed Swedish reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson convicted of terror charges, in interview with national Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR). https://www.thelocal.se/20120914/43220 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:16:00 +0200 43220 The two Swedish reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, jailed in Ethiopia on terror charges, were subjected to fake executions by Ethiopian guards to get them to admit their guilt, according to a report by national broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). https://www.thelocal.se/20120913/43194 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:13:00 +0200 43194 A senior Swedish delegation has met in secret with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi to discuss the case of two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20120205/38932 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:41:00 +0100 38932 The EU is continuing its efforts to convince the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi to immediately release two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes. https://www.thelocal.se/20120124/38688 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:13:00 +0100 38688 An Ethiopian court on Tuesday sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail for supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally. https://www.thelocal.se/20111227/38168 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:28:00 +0100 38168 Two Swedish journalists found guilty by an Ethiopian court Wednesday of supporting a terrorist group are innocent and must be set free, Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in a statement. https://www.thelocal.se/20111221/38070 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:16:00 +0100 38070 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were found guilty of terror crimes by an Ethiopian court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111221/38064 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:09:00 +0100 38064 Two Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia Tuesday admitted contact with an outlawed rebel group but rejected accusations they received weapons training. https://www.thelocal.se/20111206/37768 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:39:00 +0100 37768 More evidence presented against the two Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia has been faked, according to their defense lawyer, who said that his two clients didn’t know the guerrilla soldiers charged alongside them. https://www.thelocal.se/20111205/37736 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:26:00 +0100 37736 The charges against the two jailed Swedish journalists in Ethiopia will be changed from participating in terrorism to just supporting terrorism, the Ethiopian court announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111103/37140 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:05:00 +0100 37140 Two Swedish journalists charged with terrorism in Ethiopia rejected witness claims Tuesday that they had supported a rebel group, as the prosecution opened its case against them. https://www.thelocal.se/20111101/37088 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:50:00 +0100 37088 With the trial of two Swedish journalists on terror charges set to open in Ethiopia on Tuesday, foreign minister Carl Bildt hit back at the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper over what he called faulty reporting on his alleged interests in the case. https://www.thelocal.se/20111017/36784 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:26:00 +0200 36784 Foreign minister Carl Bildt on Thursday repudiated the mounting criticism regarding how he has been handling the case with the two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia. https://www.thelocal.se/20111007/36594 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:30:00 +0200 36594 The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia were in the country investigating Lundin Petroleum, a Swedish oil and mining company, at the time of their arrest, according to reports in the Swedish media. https://www.thelocal.se/20110913/36112 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:57:00 +0200 36112 The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia after travelling around the off-limits Ogaden area and recently charged with terrorism crimes will face a lengthy prison sentence if they are convicted, according to a legal expert. https://www.thelocal.se/20110909/36036 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:43:00 +0200 36036 Two Swedish reporters who have been jailed in Ethiopia will remain in custody for another 28 days pending further police investigation, the Swedish foreign ministry confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110818/35612 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:50:00 +0200 35612 The information that an Ethiopian foreign ministry official had confirmed that the two Swedish reporters held in custody after being arrested in the Ogaden province will be charged with terrorism crimes, has been repudiated but the authority. https://www.thelocal.se/20110706/34766 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:17:00 +0200 34766