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 A former Swedish MP and minister faces charges of three cases of sexual molestation, according to Swedish media citing prosecutors. https://www.thelocal.se/20190805/former-swedish-minister-faces-charges-of-sexual-molestation Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:11:15 +0200 former-swedish-minister-faces-charges-of-sexual-molestation The #MeToo movement should have inspired political suggestions for improved care of mental health problems as a result of sexual violence and honour-based violence, but despite the fact it’s an election year, the initiatives have been lacking, writes a group of campaigners for better treatment of victims of sexual violence. https://www.thelocal.se/20180821/opinion-the-swedish-healthcare-system-lets-down-victims-of-sexual-violence Tue, 21 Aug 2018 09:59:59 +0200 opinion-the-swedish-healthcare-system-lets-down-victims-of-sexual-violence The #MeToo movement has left a deep impression on Swedes, a new survey across a broad age range shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20171219/metoo-has-left-an-impression-on-majority-of-swedes-survey Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:52:04 +0100 metoo-has-left-an-impression-on-majority-of-swedes-survey New laws are among the methods Sweden should use to continue the #MeToo movement and prevent backlash, former Equal Opportunities Ombudsman Lena Svenaeus writes. https://www.thelocal.se/20171219/opinion-heres-how-we-can-prevent-a-backlash-to-the-metoo-movement-in-sweden Tue, 19 Dec 2017 07:59:00 +0100 opinion-heres-how-we-can-prevent-a-backlash-to-the-metoo-movement-in-sweden A former Swedish football star has claimed three well-known male footballers sent her a series of pictures with sexual content. https://www.thelocal.se/20171023/three-swedish-footballers-sent-me-pics-of-their-genitals-claims-ex-player Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:56:40 +0200 three-swedish-footballers-sent-me-pics-of-their-genitals-claims-ex-player Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström has hailed the social media campaign 'Me Too' which aims to draw attention to sex assault and harassment around the world, and called for action. https://www.thelocal.se/20171018/swedens-foreign-minister-margot-wallstrm-calls-for-action-on-sex-crimes Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:33:32 +0200 swedens-foreign-minister-margot-wallstrm-calls-for-action-on-sex-crimes Swedish police have launched a campaign aimed at curbing sexual harassment among young people. https://www.thelocal.se/20160629/swedish-police-to-hand-out-anti-groping-armbands Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:09:47 +0200 swedish-police-to-hand-out-anti-groping-armbands UPDATED: A police investigation into claims a bus driver in southern Sweden had sex with a passenger while on his regular route in the town of Lund has been dropped. https://www.thelocal.se/20150721/driver-accused-of-having-sex-on-bus-in-lund Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:22:28 +0200 driver-accused-of-having-sex-on-bus-in-lund A New York court has ordered a Wall Street mogul to pay $18 million (nearly 150 million kronor) to a Swedish woman who sued her boss for sexual harassment. https://www.thelocal.se/20150630/swede-wins-18m-in-wall-street-sex-case Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:52:31 +0200 swede-wins-18m-in-wall-street-sex-case A police officer in southern Sweden had his pay deducted after it emerged that he visited a dating site over 3,500 times whilst on the job. https://www.thelocal.se/20140629/cop-rapped-for-using-dating-site-at-work Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:50:00 +0200 cop-rapped-for-using-dating-site-at-work Prosecutors have dropped a probe into a prominent Moderate Party MP suspected of sexually harassing a teenage member of the party's youth wing. https://www.thelocal.se/20131118/mp-sexual-harassment-probe-dropped Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:54:00 +0100 mp-sexual-harassment-probe-dropped A Swedish woman who went berserk after being groped in the underground station will not be charged with assault, according to Swedish newspaper Metro. https://www.thelocal.se/20110708/34820 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:13:00 +0200 34820 A taxi-driver in Uppsala in central Sweden who was convicted of sexual harassment against a woman passenger last autumn can continue to drive his cab after appealing the verdict, despite two more reported offences. https://www.thelocal.se/20110517/33824 Tue, 17 May 2011 14:31:00 +0200 33824 While a series of high profile cases have recently brought attention to the issue of sexual harassment, a new survey of 24 countries shows that the risk of falling victim is significantly lower in Sweden than elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.se/20100812/28326 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:12:00 +0200 28326 Every third woman working within Swedish film and theatre has been subjected to sexual harassment, often by those in a supervisory capacity, a new survey by Sveriges Radio published on Monday shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20100215/24990 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:26:00 +0100 24990 A woman from Lund in southern Sweden accused her 38-year-old neighbour of making unwanted advances, but a court ruled the man may simply have had an itch. https://www.thelocal.se/20090507/19298 Thu, 07 May 2009 09:36:00 +0200 19298 A Swedish school teacher previously convicted for sexual harassment of two 14-year-old girls has received a new teaching assignment in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20081212/16304 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:08:00 +0100 16304 A 41-year-old man on trial for secretly filming dozens of women in the restrooms of Stockholm-area cafés has been acquitted of sexual harassment charges. https://www.thelocal.se/20081201/16050 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:15:00 +0100 16050