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 An investigation into the attempted contract killing of an Uzbek imam in Sweden in 2012 has been dropped, following reports that the suspect is believed to be dead. https://www.thelocal.se/20180104/man-suspected-of-ordering-attack-on-uzbek-imam-reported-dead Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:26:25 +0100 man-suspected-of-ordering-attack-on-uzbek-imam-reported-dead Three former bosses of Telia have been charged in Sweden with serious bribery in connection with the telecom giant's controversial business activities in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20170922/three-ex-telia-bosses-charged-with-bribery-in-uzbekistan-probe Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:26:33 +0200 three-ex-telia-bosses-charged-with-bribery-in-uzbekistan-probe US and Dutch authorities have reportedly asked Swedish Telia to pay a settlement figure of $1.4 billion linked to a probe into alleged dodgy deals in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20160915/telia-offered-to-settle-in-uzbekistan-probe Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:18:54 +0200 telia-offered-to-settle-in-uzbekistan-probe A Swedish court has sentenced an Uzbek man to 18 years in prison for the attempted murder of one of his fellow nationals, a Muslim cleric dissident, in northern Sweden in 2012. https://www.thelocal.se/20151215/uzbek-assassin-jailed-in-swedish-murder-plot-trial Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:41:10 +0100 uzbek-assassin-jailed-in-swedish-murder-plot-trial Swedish-Finnish telecom giant TeliaSonera on Friday announced it had sacked four top-level employees "for not doing enough" in connection to the saga of suspected bribes to the Uzbek despot's daughter. https://www.thelocal.se/20131129/teliasonera-culls-corruption-tainted-bosses Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:03:00 +0100 teliasonera-culls-corruption-tainted-bosses Heads rolled at Nordic telecom giant TeliaSonera after accusations of foul-play on the Uzbek market, yet its local subsidiary has sponsored a much-criticized cultural event arranged by the despot's daughter. https://www.thelocal.se/20131024/50988 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:05:00 +0200 50988 Swedish-Finnish telecom operator TeliaSonera said on Thursday it was replacing the head of its mobile services unit over his role in the group's controversial investments in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20131003/50582 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:21:00 +0200 50582 Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera has posted a pre-tax profit of 5.5 billion kronor ($830 million) for the second quarter of 2013, indicating that business-wise the firm has emerged relatively unscathed from the Uzbekistan bribes scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20130717/49106 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:49:00 +0200 49106 Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's president and whose name has surfaced in a corruption case involving Swedish firm TeliaSonera, is no longer her country's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, the Swiss government said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130714/49040 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:26:00 +0200 49040 Prosecutors are seeking to force Sveriges Television (SVT) to hand over documents believed to bear the handwriting of the Uzbek dictator's daughter Gulnara Karimova in connection with an ongoing bribery probe. https://www.thelocal.se/20130607/48364 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:32:00 +0200 48364 TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg announced on Friday he was stepping down from the Nordic telecom firm, which remains under fire over allegations of bribery stemming from its business dealings in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20130201/45950 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:19:00 +0100 45950 A law firm hired by TeliaSonera to investigate bribery allegations stemming from the Nordic telecom firm's business deals in Uzbekistan has found there is no evidence to support the claims. https://www.thelocal.se/20130201/45946 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:27:00 +0100 45946 The Finnish-Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera posted on Thursday an 8 percent rise in 2012 net profit, slightly better than expected by analysts. https://www.thelocal.se/20130131/45920 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:47:00 +0100 45920 The Stockholm District Court on Tuesday ordered an unprecedented 1.8 billion kronor ($277 million) asset freeze for the Uzbekistan-based partner of Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera as part of an ongoing bribery investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20130122/45748 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:59:00 +0100 45748 British rights campaigners have launched a campaign calling on Swedish retail giant H&M to take concrete action to stop using cotton harvested by forced labour in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20121216/45100 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:06:00 +0100 45100 Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera confirmed on Wednesday that two senior staff members are under criminal investigation for bribery following September’s revelations of the details surrounding its licensing deal in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20121212/45014 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:06:00 +0100 45014 Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera has been hit with new revelations about another business deal with Uzbekistan, which came after a request from the daughter of the country’s president who “needed more money”. https://www.thelocal.se/20121105/44232 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:57:00 +0100 44232 TeliaSonera will shed 2,000 workers as part of a 2 billion kronor ($300 million) savings package, the Swedish-Finnish telecoms giant announced on Wednesday along with its third quarter results. https://www.thelocal.se/20121017/43868 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:46:00 +0200 43868 A Stockholm court on Monday ordered that more than $30 million held in a Swedish bank by an Uzbek company with ties to Swedish-Finnish telecoms giant TeliaSonera be frozen as part of an ongoing money-laundering probe. https://www.thelocal.se/20121015/43838 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:41:00 +0200 43838 Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera has been hit with new revelations about suspicious business practices in Asia, this time stemming from a complex deal with a firm tied to the former ruling family in Nepal. https://www.thelocal.se/20121011/43752 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:43:00 +0200 43752