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Assange sex crimes accuser fires her lawyer
Society: 28 Mar 13
One of the two women in the Swedish Assange case has dropped her high-profile lawyer, reportedly for speaking too much to the press.
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Polemic pundit prepares for political comeback
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 13
In our series profiling Swedish newsmakers, our pick for Swede of the Week is firebrand feminist Gudrun Schyman, who wants to return to national politics to fight surging sexism and a lulling labour market.
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Ikea 'erases' women from Saudi catalogue
Business & Money: 1 Oct 12
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has removed out all the women from the version of the company's famed catalogue to be distributed in Saudi Arabia, prompting a stern reaction from Sweden's trade minister.
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Ecuador moots Assange Sweden transfer
Politics: 22 Sep 12
Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino mooted the idea of transferring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from London to Sweden, while remaining under the protection of Quito.
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Sweden slams Ecuador's asylum decision
National: 16 Aug 12
Sweden rejected Ecuador's claim that Julian Assange would not get a fair trial as a basis for granting asylum, and summoned the Ecuadorian ambassador to explain Quito's decision.
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Assange will be sent to Sweden: accusers' lawyer
Society: 20 Jun 12
Julian Assange's attempt to gain asylum won't succeed, the Swedish lawyer for Assange's alleged victims said Wednesday, adding that the WikiLeaks founder will be extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.
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UK court refuses to reopen Assange appeal
National: 14 Jun 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange moved closer to being extradited to Sweden to face sex crimes accusations after Britain's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected his appeal.
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Accusers 'relieved' by Assange verdict: lawyer
National: 30 May 12
The lawyer for the women who accused Julian Assange of sex crimes welcomed Wednesday's ruling which paves the way for the WikiLeaks founder's extradition, while a legal expert explained there is a chance the case against Assange may not proceed to trial in Sweden.
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Assange cleared to continue extradition fight
National: 5 Dec 11
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been cleared to apply to the UK Supreme Court in an attempt to block his extradition to Sweden over rape allegations, a London court ruled on Monday.
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Accusers 'relieved' over Assange ruling: lawyer
Society: 2 Nov 11
The two Swedish women who allege they were raped and sexually assaulted by Julian Assange are "relieved" by a UK court ruling ordering the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to Sweden, their lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Assange to be extradited to Sweden: UK court
National: 24 Feb 11
A UK court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex crimes allegations. His lawyers have said they will appeal the decision.
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Swedish judiciary 'independent': Reinfeldt
Politics: 8 Feb 11
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt defended his country's judiciary on Tuesday against "condescending" portrayals put forth by lawyers defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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WikiLeaks' conspiracy theories laid bare
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 11
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters the next round of his legal battle stemming from sex crime allegations in Sweden, The Local’s Karen Holst takes a look at some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Assange and his secret-divulging website.
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New details emerge about Assange accusers
National: 19 Dec 10
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vows to fight against his extradition from the UK to Sweden, police reports have shed more light on the women and the events at the centre of the sex crime allegations against him.
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Justice minister caught in WikiLeaks 'net wars'
Science & Technology: 9 Dec 10
The name of Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has been hijacked on the internet, with a website featuring her name in the address now linking to WikiLeaks as the Swedish government's website was also crippled by an apparent cyber attack.
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Charges against Assange 'political': lawyers
National: 9 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyers spoke out on Wednesday, insisting that the accusations of rape and molestation made against him by Swedish prosecutors are "politically motivated."
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Assange rape claims not part of WikiLeaks: lawyer
National: 8 Dec 10
The sexual assault claims against Julian Assange are unrelated to the activities of his WikiLeaks website, the lawyer for the two Swedish women whose claims resulted in his arrest said on Wednesday.
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Hacker attacks reported to Swedish police
National: 8 Dec 10
A new brand of hacker attack knocked out the websites of the Swedish prosecutor's office as well as the lawyer representing the women at the centre of rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The matter has now been reported to the police.
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Arrest warrant issued for WikiLeaks founder
Science & Technology: 18 Nov 10
A Swedish court on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on suspicions of rape and sexual molestation.
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Renewed rape suspicions for WikiLeaks' Assange
Science & Technology: 1 Sep 10
A top Swedish prosecutor decided on Wednesday to reopen a probe into rape suspicions against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Lawyer appeals decision on Assange case
National: 27 Aug 10
The lawyer for two women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden said on Friday that he has appealed the prosecutor's decision not to open a rape probe.
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Prosecutor orders probe against Assange
National: 25 Aug 10
Swedish prosecutors have announced that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be subject to a preliminary investigation on suspicion of molestation.
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Assange hires top Swedish defence lawyer
National: 25 Aug 10
Leif Silbersky, one of Sweden's most high profile defence lawyers, has been hired by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ahead of a looming decision by prosecutors
about whether he will face molestation charges.
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Convicted serial killer sees charges dropped
National: 28 May 10
A prosecutor has dropped the charges of murder against convicted serial killer Thomas Quick for the 1988 slaying of an Israeli tourist. Quick has recently retracted earlier statements in which he claimed to have killed more than twenty people.
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Serial killer's lawyer given all clear
National: 14 Apr 10
Claes Borgström, the lawyer who represented convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, has been told there will be no investigation into his conduct after reporting himself to the Swedish Bar Association.
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Top Social Democrats talk tough on rape
Politics: 9 Apr 10
Punishments for the most serious rape crimes must be increased, former justice minister Thomas Bodström and former equality ombudsman Claes Borgström have urged.
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Bag lady Sahlin photo stirs moral debate
Politics: 23 Jan 10
Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin has stirred opinion pages without saying a word. Her morals have been questioned after she was pictured with political peers clutching a 6,000 kronor ($828) designer bag.
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Juvenile care for Stureby teen killing
National: 26 Oct 09
The two teenagers found guilty for the death of 15-year-old Therese Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby last summer have each been sentenced to 20 months in institutional juvenile care.
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Teens convicted for Stureby murder
National: 9 Sep 09
The two teenagers charged with killing 15-year-old Therese Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby in June were found guilty on Wednesday by the Södertörn District Court.
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'Psychotic' art student trial opens
National: 24 Aug 09
The trial has begun of Swedish art student Anna Odell, who was charged with false alarm, violent resistance and fraudulent practice after a faked psychosis she acted out as a part of a final year art project.
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Teen murder suspect rushed to hospital
National: 20 Aug 09
The 16-year-old boy on trial for the murder of 15-year-old Theres Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby in June was rushed to hospital on Thursday after suffering a panic attack.
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Teen murder case opens behind closed doors
National: 19 Aug 09
The trial of two teenagers charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby in June began on Wednesday. The trial is set to proceed behind closed doors, after a court decision.
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Holidays delay 16-year- olds' murder trial
National: 4 Jul 09
The prosecution of two 16-year-olds for the murder of a 15-year-old girl in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby has been delayed almost two months because the forensic expert is on holidays, infuriating the defence lawyer.
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16-year-old murder suspect confesses
National: 20 Jun 09
A 16-year-old suspected of the murder of a 15-year-old girl in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby has confessed to killing the girl.
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Teen murder suspect taken to mental clinic
National: 12 Jun 09
A 16-year-old girl suspected of plotting the murder of a teenage girl last weekend near a wooded area south of Stockholm has been moved to a psychiatric clinic after being confronted with evidence tying her to the killing.
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Confession in killing of teenage girl
National: 10 Jun 09
The 16-year-old boy suspected in the weekend murder of a 15-year-old girl in Stureby south of Stockholm confessed to manslaughter on Wednesday and has been remanded in custody.
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Detention hearing for teen murder suspects
National: 9 Jun 09
Prosecutors want a Stockholm-area court to have two 16-year-olds suspected in the weekend murder of a teenage girl in Stureby south of the city remanded in custody.
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Woman suspected in Gamla Stan shooting released
National: 1 May 09
The Stockholm District Court decided on Thursday to release a 39-year-old Swedish woman suspected of hiring a bouncer to murder a couple in Gamla Stan.
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Bouncer arrested over Gamla Stan shooting
National: 24 Apr 09
A second person has been detained in connection with the shooting earlier this week of a Swedish aristocrat and his girlfriend in Gamla Stan in central Stockholm.
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'Psychotic' art student could face jail
Society: 16 Mar 09
A Stockholm-based art student is suspected of four criminal offences after feigning mental illness in order to gain admission to a psychiatric hospital.
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'Jail men who pay for sex'
National: 8 Apr 08
People convicted of paying for sex should be awarded prison sentences, according to the Social Democrats' new equality spokesman.
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Female equality ombudsman gets lower pay
Society: 9 Nov 07
Sweden's new Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, who is a woman, is to receive a considerably lower salary than her predecessor, who is a man.
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Swedish church 'discriminates against women'
Society: 8 Mar 07
The Church of Sweden is to be investigated by equality chiefs, who suspect it of sex discrimination, despite it having ordained women since 1958.
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Absolut uses red light district to sell vodka
Society: 8 Nov 06
Swedish state-owned Absolut Vodka has withdrawn a campaign in Hamburg's best-known sex district. The company denies it used prostitution as a marketing tool, but Sweden's equality chief is critical.
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Man-free party backed by Swedish equality body
Society: 14 Oct 06
A man who tried to talk his way into a Miss Gay 2006 event in Stockholm in the summer has had his appeal to Sweden's equality ombudsman rejected. He apparently missed the point of equality.
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Swedish feminists slam myth of country's equality
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Sweden's fledgling feminist party is for the first time setting its sights on parliament in a general election on Sunday, convinced the Scandinavian country does not deserve its reputation as a bastion of gender equality.
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Sweden must boycott World Cup - equality chief
Society: 3 Apr 06
The World Cup in Germany this summer will promote prostitution and human trafficking. So says equality ombudsman Claes Borgström, who has called for Sweden to boycott the competition.
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Rape cases could get priority in court
National: 14 Oct 05
Priority for sex-related crimes in courts, special emergency centres and the immediate right to a lawyer: the three key changes to encourage victims to report rape attacks, according to Sweden's equality ombudsman, Claes Borgström.
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Sweden's feminists want a man
Politics: 9 Aug 05
The Feminist Initiative, the focal point of Sweden's feminist movement and soon-to-be-political party, unveils a secret weapon for the next election: a man.
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Rape - 25% know a victim
National: 4 Jun 04
Daily reports of rape in Sweden have increased women's fears and forced almost half to change their lifestyle, according to a new survey.
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