European_court_of_human_rights
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Pirate Bay appeal denied by European court
Science & Technology: 14 Mar 13
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected an appeal by two founders of Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay, ruling their conviction by Swedish courts was "justified".
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Pirate Bay founder arrested in Cambodia
Science & Technology: 1 Sep 12
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, one of the founders of the file sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia after an international warrant was issued following a conviction in Sweden for copyright violations.
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Assange ‘will not comply’ with UK police orders
National: 29 Jun 12
Julian Assange will remain in the Ecuadorian embassy, choosing not to comply with UK police orders to turn himself in for extradition to Sweden, a spokesperson for the WikiLeaks founder said Friday.
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Assange given 'surrender notice' by UK police
National: 28 Jun 12
Police issued an extradition notice on Thursday to Julian Assange, who is currently holed up the Ecuadorian embassy in London, requiring the Wikileaks founder to report to a police station or face arrest.
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Ecuador recalls envoy to discuss Assange
National: 23 Jun 12
Ecuador on Friday recalled its ambassador to Britain to discuss the political asylum application filed by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy this week.
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Assange slams Sweden after asylum bid
National: 22 Jun 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched a verbal attack at Australia and Sweden on Friday, speaking for the first time since he turned up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London to file a request for political asylum.
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Ecuador mulls Assange asylum bid: president
National: 21 Jun 12
Ecuador will take its time to determine whether Julian Assange's unexpected bid for asylum in the country is motivated by a genuine fear of facing the death penalty in the US, its president Rafael Correa said on Wednesday.
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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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Assange seeks political asylum in Ecuador
National: 20 Jun 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange applied for political asylum in Ecuador on Tuesday, adding a new twist to his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over alleged sex crimes.
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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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Genocide suspect’s appeal denied in Europe
National: 14 Jun 12
The Rwandan citizen, under arrest in Sweden for three years following genocide charges in Rwanda and currently residing in Denmark, will not have his extradition case reviewed further in Europe.
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91-year-old 'deportee' gets Swedish residency
National: 13 Jun 12
A 91-year-old woman from Ukraine who was facing deportation from Sweden has received her permanent Swedish residency, after authorities claimed new information suggested she was "too sick to fly".
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Assange loses Sweden extradition appeal
National: 30 May 12
Julian Assange lost his last ditch legal effort to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes accusations as the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the WikiLeaks founder of a lower court ruling.
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Assange readies for UK extradition ruling
National: 28 May 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's battle to avoid extradition from the UK to face sex crimes allegations in Sweden is set to come to a conclusion on Wednesday when the Supreme Court hands down its ruling on the case.
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Pirate Bay founder takes case to European court
Science & Technology: 14 May 12
One of the founders of Swedish file share site The Pirate Bay is turning to the European Court of Human Rights in the hopes of having his guilty verdict overturned, claiming his conviction violates his freedom of speech.
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Dead woman kept frozen in Sweden for four years
National: 22 Feb 12
The body of a 90-year-old woman who died four years ago has remained frozen since her death, as her distraught daughter refuses to have her buried before an autopsy can determine the cause of death.
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Swedes' anti-gay flyers not free speech: court
Society: 9 Feb 12
Sweden’s Supreme Court was right to convict four men of hate crimes for distributing "offensive" homophobic flyers at a school, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.
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Extradition bid 'not a human rights violation'
National: 2 Feb 12
Sweden's efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face sex crimes accusations is not a breach of his human rights, lawyers told the UK Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Extradition 'undermines' legal principles: lawyer
National: 1 Feb 12
Julian Assange, head of WikiLeaks, appeared before the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday, starting the new leg in his battle against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.
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Assange win would have 'profound' effects
Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jan 12
Julian Assange appears before the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday to fight extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes accusations. If the WikiLeaks founder's appeal succeeds, the effects would be “profound”, according to one expert.
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Making fun of slavery belittles black people
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 11
The dropping of a hate speech case against students who staged a "slave auction" at Lund University clears the way for racists and contravenes Swedish human rights commitments, representatives from anti-racism groups argue.
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Sweden 'not wrong' to okay genocide suspect extradition: court
National: 27 Oct 11
Sweden's decision to extradite a Rwandan national facing war crimes allegations in his home country is not against the European convention, according to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Last minute reprieve for 90-year-old deportee
Society: 18 Oct 11
90-year-old Ganna Chyzhevska's imminent deportation to the Ukraine was stopped last minute by the European Court of Human Rights, pending a new review of the nonagenarian’s case.
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Sweden releases Rwanda genocide suspect
National: 28 Jul 11
A Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been held in Sweden without trial since July 2008 should be set free, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
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Bildt WikiLeak 'troublesome' if true: MP
Politics: 21 Jan 11
A Green Party member is considering reporting Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Migration Minister Tobias Billström to a parliamentary committee following a WikiLeak exposing statements that they made in 2007 about Iraqi refugees.
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70 protesters against Iraqi expulsions arrested
National: 18 Jan 11
Police have arrested about 70 demonstrators who gathered outside the Swedish National Migration Board's (Migrationsverket) offices south of Gothenburg to prevent a group of Iraqis from being deported on Wednesday.
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Iraq calls on Sweden to halt forced deportations
National: 9 Jan 11
Iraq wants to put a stop to the forced deportation of Iraqis from Sweden after their asylum claims are rejected, but Sweden’s migration minister sees no reason to adjust the practice.
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Sweden slammed for new Iraqi deportations
National: 19 Dec 10
The United Nations and Council of Europe have expressed concerns about Sweden’s decision to resume the deportation of Iraqis.
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Sweden to stop asylum expulsions to Greece
Politics: 10 Dec 10
Sweden's refusal of entry of asylum seekers from Greece violates the alien act, the country's migration court of appeal has ruled, ordering an end to Swedish expulsions to the Mediterranean country.
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Sweden gets all-clear for Iraq deportations
National: 25 Nov 10
Sweden can resume deportations to Iraq, the migration authority has announced, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights to lift its suspension.
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Sweden stops plane of deported Iraqis
National: 17 Nov 10
A flight carrying deported Iraqi asylum seekers from Sweden back to Iraq has been cancelled following a request from the European Court of Human Rights that Sweden delay around 150 forced deportations.
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Sweden rejects Rwandan genocide suspect release
Politics: 4 Nov 10
A Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been held in Sweden without trial since July 2008, is to remain in protective custody, the Swedish Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his request for release.
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Prof's privacy appeal denied by Euro court
Education: 2 Nov 10
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a Swedish court decision to fine a former Swedish university department head for barring access to and later destroying research material.
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Sweden 'legally bound' to seek Dawit Isaak release
National: 19 Oct 10
Lawyers and activists argued on Monday that Sweden and the EU are legally bound to work harder to secure the release of Dawit Isaak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist who has been held in Asmara for nearly a decade without trial.
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Euro court warns Sweden over Iran deportation
National: 10 Mar 10
The European Court of Human Rights has told Sweden that it will breach its humanitarian obligations if it deports an Iranian asylum seeker, saying his claims of past torture appeared to be true.
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Sweden slammed over sexual violence inaction
Society: 8 Mar 10
Sweden and its Nordic neighbours have been slammed by human rights group Amnesty International for failing to combat sexual violence, a new report shows.
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European court halts childrens' deportation
National: 6 Aug 09
The European Court of Human Rights has temporarily prevented the deportation of four Serbian children from Sweden after their mother was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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European court halts Rwandan genocide suspect extradition
Politics: 16 Jul 09
Sweden has delayed plans to extradite a Rwandan genocide suspected following an appeal by the European Court of Human Rights to review the case.
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Norwegian group joins case against Sweden's wiretapping law
Politics: 13 Feb 09
A lawyers’ organization from Norway has submitted a petition supporting a case pending in the European Court of Human Rights which challenges Sweden’s controversial wiretapping law.
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Sweden quizzed over underage nude film acquittal
National: 23 Jan 09
The European Court of Human Rights is taking Sweden to task over its privacy laws after a man escaped without conviction despite secretly filming his 14-year-old stepdaughter in the shower.
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EU court orders compensation for satellite dish eviction
Society: 23 Dec 08
The Swedish state has been ordered to pay compensation to a couple in Västerås by the European Court of Human Rights after they were evicted from their Stockholm flat over a satellite dish dispute.
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Snoop law to be tried in European court
National: 15 Jul 08
The Swedish government will have to defend the new FRA surveillance law in front of the European Court of Human Rights in a case filed by an independent law organization.
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Pirate Party to take Sweden to European court
Politics: 19 Jun 08
Sweden's Pirate Party has said it will take the country to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to overturn a far-reaching new eavesdropping law.
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Builders' strike called off
Business & Money: 24 Apr 07
A strike by construction workers has been cancelled after an agreement was reached between employers and unions.
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Littorin stands up to unions in fee quarrel
Business & Money: 28 Feb 07
Swedish labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin has said he will not accept unions continuing to force non-members to pay their fees.
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Building firms axe union fee
Business & Money: 22 Feb 07
Swedish construction companies are to stop deducting union fees from the pay of non-unionised employees, in a move that will cost union Byggnads 35 million kronor a year.
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Swedish union loses case in Europe
Society: 13 Feb 07
Building union Byggnads was breaking the law when it forced non-members to pay its charges, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.
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Swedish papers win Palme case
National: 19 Sep 06
Aftonbladet and Expressen did not violate a man's privacy when they reported that he was suspected of murdering Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, the European Court of Human Rights rules.
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Slow Swedish courts lead to payouts
National: 19 Jul 06
Some courts in Sweden take up to ten years to deal with tax cases. The delays have led to the Swedish government paying millions of kronor in compensation.
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Sweden to compensate for secret police files
National: 7 Jun 06
The Swedish state has been ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to pay compensation to five people for the mishandling of information about them being held by the country's intelligence service, Säpo.
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Amnesty slams Swedish deportations
Politics: 23 May 06
A number of deportations from Sweden have been slammed by Amnesty in its annual report. Among them were a Bangladeshi woman raped by a policeman and a Syrian man condemned to death.
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Knutby pastor demands European hearing
National: 11 Jan 06
The former pastor of Knutby, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of his second wife and for the attempted murder of a neighbour in January 2004, is to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Gay hate pastor faces Supreme Court trial
Society: 9 Mar 05
The case of the pastor jailed for saying that homosexuality is "a cancer on the face of society" and then freed on appeal is to be heard by Sweden's Supreme Court. It's the rights of minority groups against the right to free speech in what is seen as a highly significant case.
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