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 Swedish man faces eight years in jail for sending death threats to government ministers and posting a letter bomb to a British company. https://www.thelocal.se/20190211/swede-jailed-for-sending-death-threats-to-ministers Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:23:11 +0100 swede-jailed-for-sending-death-threats-to-ministers The 43-year-old man was also convicted of sending a letter bomb to a UK cryptocurrency firm and targeting other high-profile Swedes via written death threats and white powder letters. https://www.thelocal.se/20181109/man-gets-prison-for-sending-death-threats-to-swedish-ministers Fri, 09 Nov 2018 13:50:16 +0100 man-gets-prison-for-sending-death-threats-to-swedish-ministers The trial of a 42-year-old man charged with having sent threatening letters to Swedish ministers and other high-profile figures starts today. https://www.thelocal.se/20180829/man-on-trial-over-death-threats-sent-to-swedish-ministers Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:20:47 +0200 man-on-trial-over-death-threats-sent-to-swedish-ministers A 42-year-old man will face trial in Sweden on suspicion of having sent threatening letters to Swedish ministers. https://www.thelocal.se/20180815/uk-letter-bomb-suspect-charged-with-threatening-swedish-ministers Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:46:07 +0200 uk-letter-bomb-suspect-charged-with-threatening-swedish-ministers Police are investigating after a Left Party politician said he was attacked and raped because of his political beliefs. https://www.thelocal.se/20170915/swedish-politician-i-was-raped-at-knifepoint-falun Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:36:21 +0200 swedish-politician-i-was-raped-at-knifepoint-falun Why Sweden, considered one of the world's top countries for free speech, is worried about attacks on politicians and journalists. https://www.thelocal.se/20170817/who-will-defend-the-defenders-of-free-speech-how-sweden-is-tackling-threats-against-politicians-and-journalists Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:40:25 +0200 who-will-defend-the-defenders-of-free-speech-how-sweden-is-tackling-threats-against-politicians-and-journalists The Jewish Association (Judisk föreningen) in Umeå, northern Sweden has decided to end its activities and close its centre in the city following Nazi threats. https://www.thelocal.se/20170403/jewish-centre-in-northern-sweden-closes-following-nazi-threats Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:45:21 +0200 jewish-centre-in-northern-sweden-closes-following-nazi-threats A Swedish handball player has told The Local about the threats – but also praise – she has received since she decided to start shaming her online abusers on social media. https://www.thelocal.se/20170213/swedish-instagrammer-beautifully-rips-these-online-pervs-to-shreds Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:00:25 +0100 swedish-instagrammer-beautifully-rips-these-online-pervs-to-shreds A former Social Democrat MP and one of the party's most outspoken feminist and anti-racist campaigners on Tuesday said 'lies and hate' had prompted her to take a break from Twitter. https://www.thelocal.se/20161115/swedish-top-politician-suspends-twitter-account-over-hate Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:10:51 +0100 swedish-top-politician-suspends-twitter-account-over-hate A Swedish court has jailed a father for three months after he threatened to strangle his son's nine-year-old class mate. https://www.thelocal.se/20140523/dad-jailed-for-death-threat-to-sons-classmate Fri, 23 May 2014 12:57:00 +0200 dad-jailed-for-death-threat-to-sons-classmate One in five Swedish politicians has been threatened or harassed, a new crime prevention council study has found. Women were more likely than men to think such attacks were simply "part of the job". https://www.thelocal.se/20140515/threats-commonplace-for-wannabe-sweden-democrat-mp Thu, 15 May 2014 14:02:00 +0200 threats-commonplace-for-wannabe-sweden-democrat-mp Sweden's democracy minister wants to consider harsher sentences for politically motivated crimes, citing social media as a factor that has desensitized a generation to hate speech. https://www.thelocal.se/20140117/sweden-needs-to-punish-political-threats-minister Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:59:00 +0100 sweden-needs-to-punish-political-threats-minister A Swedish man who laced his racist, threatening letters to journalists with his own faeces failed to show up in court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20131204/poop-terrorist-no-show-at-harassment-trial-sweden-swedish-immigration Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:50:00 +0100 poop-terrorist-no-show-at-harassment-trial-sweden-swedish-immigration Prominent members of Finland's Swedish-speaking minority revealed they have received death threats, sparking a protest on Wednesday and shaking the image of harmony between the country's two major linguistic groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20130530/48226 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:14:00 +0200 48226 Half of Sweden's female MPs have stated that they had been subjected to threats in the course of their political activities over the past year. https://www.thelocal.se/20130511/47834 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:50:00 +0200 47834 Swedish police announced on Wednesday an increase in security at Malmö's Eurovision Song Contest in May, including metal detectors for spectators and extra bomb-sniffing dogs from around the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20130417/47384 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:42:00 +0200 47384 Threats and harassment in the Swedish sports industry affect almost half of all club directors but also taint the working life of referees and event employees, a government ombudsman has warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20130321/46844 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:04:00 +0100 46844 As the Swedish media examines the climate of hatred towards women in the public eye, editor and author Åsa Linderborg recounts what happened when her newspaper Aftonbladet decided to blow the lid on Sweden’s far-right websites. https://www.thelocal.se/20130207/46058 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0100 46058 Some 40 percent of Muslim congregations in Sweden have been exposed to some form of criminal attack, according to a recently published study at Mid Sweden University. https://www.thelocal.se/20120725/42228 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:36:00 +0200 42228 Threats and attempts to scare off both crime victims as well as witnesses of said crimes have become more common in Sweden, and most victims are young. https://www.thelocal.se/20120129/38790 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:45:00 +0100 38790