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 Sweden has more reported rapes per capita than many other countries, but inconsistencies in reporting rates and the way that crimes of sexual violence are recorded mean that it's hard to interpret the figures. https://www.thelocal.se/20201006/how-do-swedens-rape-statistics-compare-to-europe Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:07:38 +0200 how-do-swedens-rape-statistics-compare-to-europe Sweden's prosecution authority is set to provide an update on the investigation into a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20191118/swedish-prosecutor-to-provide-new-information-in-assange-case Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:10:14 +0100 swedish-prosecutor-to-provide-new-information-in-assange-case Swedish prosecutors said they will decide how to proceed with the case relating to a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after analyzing the new witness interviews. https://www.thelocal.se/20190909/swedish-prosecutors-question-two-new-witnesses-in-julian-assange-case Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:22:48 +0200 swedish-prosecutors-question-two-new-witnesses-in-julian-assange-case One year ago, Sweden introduced a law change that meant sex without explicit consent was considered as rape, including when the victim did not actively say 'no'. The Local spoke to experts to find out the impact this has had on court cases and within Swedish society. https://www.thelocal.se/20190712/negligent-rape-has-swedens-sexual-consent-law-led-to-change Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:21:41 +0200 negligent-rape-has-swedens-sexual-consent-law-led-to-change A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on Friday night on the island of Sandhamn, the summer playground of some of Stockholm's wealthiest people. https://www.thelocal.se/20190713/man-seized-for-rape-on-swedens-elite-holiday-island Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:47:38 +0200 man-seized-for-rape-on-swedens-elite-holiday-island UPDATED: A Swedish court heard arguments on Monday before deciding if prosecutors can proceed to request Julian Assange's extradition from Britain, after a 2010 rape probe was re-opened in May. https://www.thelocal.se/20190603/swedish-court-to-rule-on-julian-assange-detention-request Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:57:14 +0200 swedish-court-to-rule-on-julian-assange-detention-request The number of reported rapes and other sexual offences has been on the rise in Sweden since 2005 and has seen two distinct spikes: one between 2005 and 2008 and another after 2015. https://www.thelocal.se/20190529/increase-in-swedens-rape-statistics-cant-be-tied-to-refugee-influx-study-suggests Wed, 29 May 2019 22:13:37 +0200 increase-in-swedens-rape-statistics-cant-be-tied-to-refugee-influx-study-suggests The first in-depth study of Swedes' sex habits in more than two decades reveals that while most people are satisfied with their sex life, harassment and assault are all too common. https://www.thelocal.se/20190528/sexual-harassment-is-a-major-public-health-issue-in-sweden-survey Tue, 28 May 2019 17:10:21 +0200 sexual-harassment-is-a-major-public-health-issue-in-sweden-survey A man has been jailed for attacking and raping an eight-year-old girl on her way home from school 24 years ago, after a law change in how police can use DNA linked him to the scene. https://www.thelocal.se/20190521/swede-jailed-for-child-rape-24-years-ago-in-groundbreaking-court-case Tue, 21 May 2019 16:29:50 +0200 swede-jailed-for-child-rape-24-years-ago-in-groundbreaking-court-case Sweden's highest court has overturned a decision to deport a convicted rapist after ruling there was no "extraordinary reason" to expel him from the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20190425/swedens-supreme-court-overturns-deportation-decision-for-convicted-rapist Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:43:33 +0200 swedens-supreme-court-overturns-deportation-decision-for-convicted-rapist The human rights group Amnesty International has called on Sweden to do more to bring rapists to justice after a new report highlighted the fact that less than five percent of reported rapes currently lead to a conviction. https://www.thelocal.se/20190403/sweden-needs-to-do-more-convict-rapists-amnesty-report Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:25:58 +0200 sweden-needs-to-do-more-convict-rapists-amnesty-report A man who attacked and raped a woman in Malmö has been jailed and banned from returning to Sweden for a decade, after he was caught in Finland and extradited. https://www.thelocal.se/20190401/man-jailed-for-raping-woman-in-central-malmo Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:08:27 +0200 man-jailed-for-raping-woman-in-central-malmo A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on a ferry between Stockholm and Finland late on Friday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20190317/man-seized-for-raping-woman-on-swedish-ferry Sun, 17 Mar 2019 10:20:25 +0100 man-seized-for-raping-woman-on-swedish-ferry The Borås District Court on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man to six years in prison for preying on young girls online. https://www.thelocal.se/20190130/23-year-old-swede-gets-six-years-for-online-sex-abuse-of-62-young-girls Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:22:38 +0100 23-year-old-swede-gets-six-years-for-online-sex-abuse-of-62-young-girls With recent high-profile shootings, you'd think Malmö was in the middle of a crime wave. But according to preliminary official statistics, 2018 saw the lowest number of crimes reported in the city in 17 years. https://www.thelocal.se/20190118/malm-sees-lowest-crime-stats-in-17-years-new-figures Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:35:08 +0100 malm-sees-lowest-crime-stats-in-17-years-new-figures The man suspected of raping a woman in November in Malmö's Möllevången Square is now being held pending trial, after he was arrested in Finland and extradited. https://www.thelocal.se/20190111/malmo-mollevangen-rape-suspect-arrested-in-finland Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:27:12 +0100 malmo-mollevangen-rape-suspect-arrested-in-finland A man has been sentenced to six years in prison and deportation from Sweden for raping a nine-year-old girl in a shed outside an apartment building. https://www.thelocal.se/20181228/man-jailed-in-malm-for-raping-10-year-old-girl Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:28:00 +0100 man-jailed-in-malm-for-raping-10-year-old-girl A man in his 20s will face charges of child rape at Skaraborg District Court, prosecutors said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20181206/prosecutors-seek-expulsion-from-sweden-for-man-accused-of-raping-12-year-old Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:40:50 +0100 prosecutors-seek-expulsion-from-sweden-for-man-accused-of-raping-12-year-old A student who raped a teacher at a senior high school in Småland in southern Sweden has been sentenced to two years in prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20181130/student-given-two-year-sentence-for-raping-teacher-in-sweden Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:13:50 +0100 student-given-two-year-sentence-for-raping-teacher-in-sweden A 25-year-old woman was the victim of a suspected rape near Västerås on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20181118/woman-raped-after-taking-unlicensed-taxi-in-sweden Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:04:02 +0100 woman-raped-after-taking-unlicensed-taxi-in-sweden