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February 14, 2012
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From wedding bliss to royal crisis: the state of Sweden's monarchy
Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 11
One year after the royal wedding of Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden's royal family finds itself mired in crisis. The Local's Clara Guibourg examines why the wedding glow faded so fast and what it means for the monarchy's future.
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Swedish press reacts to royal denials
Analysis & Opinion: 31 May 11
The Swedish press has reacted critically to King Carl XVI Gustaf's denials of strip-club visits and had indirect contact with organised crime, arguing that he acted too late to quell the growing scandal.
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Scandal-hit king sees popularity plunge
Society: 28 May 11
Support for Sweden’s king has dropped rapidly in the wake of recent scandals, with a new poll indicating that less than half the population wants King Carl XVI Gustaf to remain on the throne.
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Pirates' lawyers end trial with 'Facebook defence'
Science & Technology: 15 Oct 10
Defence lawyers for the three founders and a financier of Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay warned on Friday of the consequences for popular websites like Facebook and Twitter if their clients’ guilty verdict isn’t overturned.
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Swedish couple take dog custody battle to court
Society: 12 Oct 10
A Swedish man has taken his ex-girlfriend to court, claiming she reneged on the joint custody deal they had for their ShiChi mix pooch, Totte.
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Alm freed from custody ahead of sentencing
National: 7 Jul 10
Falun district court ruled on Wednesday to release Mattias Alm, who was cleared of the murder of his partner Linda Chen late in May, from prison while he awaits sentencing on other counts on July 14th.
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Murder mystery trial opens in Swedish town
National: 29 Mar 10
The trial of a 34-year-old Swedish man for the murder of his 32-year-old fiancée has opened in Falun in central Sweden, in a case whose intricate mystery has generated massive interest.
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Republicans call for elk to dethrone cash king
Society: 16 Mar 10
The Swedish Republican Association has called on the central bank to ditch the royals on the country's coins and bank notes in favour of majestic beasts and giants of science and literature.
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Three in Sweden sought for Auschwitz sign theft
National: 7 Jan 10
Prosecutors in Poland said on Wednesday they are interested in questioning three Swedish residents about the theft of the iconic "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp.
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Swedish Auschwitz sign suspect contacts lawyer
National: 5 Jan 10
High profile defence lawyer Peter Althin has said he will represent a Swede being linked to the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz should Swedish prosecutors opt to press charges.
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Lawyers explain Pakistan trip by 'Guantánamo Swede'
National: 23 Nov 09
Lawyers representing a former Swedish terror suspect who spent time in the United States’ Guantánamo Bay prison, claim their client was not traveling to any trouble spots when he was arrested in Pakistan in August.
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Islam 'Sweden's biggest threat': far-right leader
Politics: 19 Oct 09
An article by the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats claiming that Islam is the biggest threat to Sweden since World War II is tantamount to hate speech, according to legal experts.
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Pirate Bay lawyer calls for retrial
Society: 23 Apr 09
A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organisations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives.
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Fireworks erupt over prof's qualifications
National: 26 Feb 09
The Pirate Bay trial was interrupted several times on Thursday following a heated exchange between a Swedish media professor and record industry lawyers.
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Evidence feud over 'Perry Mason' tactics
National: 20 Feb 09
The Pirate Bay trial was interrupted on Friday morning as lawyers quarreled over admissible evidence, prompting a defence attorney to liken the proceedings to an episode of the classic US legal drama Perry Mason.
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School reports 10-year-old to police after fight
National: 3 Oct 08
A 10-year-old boy was reported to police for getting into a fight with an 8-year-old during recess at a school in Jönköping in central Sweden.
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'Judicial scandal' in Pirate Bay case
National: 18 Apr 08
A Swedish police officer involved in the investigation of the file sharing site has been given a job with one of the plaintiffs, film company Warner Brothers.
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Joy Rahman arrested for murder in Bangladesh
National: 31 Mar 08
Joy Rahman is in custody in Bangladesh on suspicions of murder. He was previously acquitted after serving eight years in a Swedish prison for murder.
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No new probe into Knutby sect murder
National: 19 Dec 07
Prosecutors have said there will be no new investigation into the Knutby sect murder, despite pleas by Pastor Helge Fossmo.
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Knutby pastor demands new inquiry
National: 15 Nov 07
The lawyer representing Helge Fossmo, the evangelical pastor convicted of soliciting the murder of his nanny and soliciting the attempted murder of his neighbour, has called for his client's case to be reconsidered.
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'He raised his weapon and shot at me'
National: 23 Aug 07
The trial continued on Thursday of a 55-year-old man suspected of killing a police officer in June. One officer who survived the attack told the court of his part in the ordeal.
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Guantánamo Swede gives up case against US
National: 14 Aug 07
A Swedish former Guantánamo Bay prisoner has given up on attempts to sue the United States government for damages. Mehdi Ghezali was imprisoned in the American military base on Cuba for more than two years.
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Police killer suspect 'right to refuse psychiatric tests'
National: 25 Jul 07
The 55-year-old man who is suspected of killing a policeman in Nyköping in June has had his refusal to undergo a psychiatric assessment backed by the Court of Appeal.
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'HIV Man' phones lawyer after nine years
National: 19 Jan 07
A man who had unprotected sex with 132 Swedes before disappearing without trace has contacted his lawyer after nine years. Mehdi Tayeb said he wanted to know how his case was progressing.
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National plan to combat organised crime
National: 3 Apr 06
Police and prosecutors get an extra 100 million kronor to fight the rising tide of organised crime in Sweden. Criminals who threaten witnesses, plaintiffs, police and prosecutors must be stopped, says justice minister Thomas Bodström.
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Freivalds regrets suffering of tsunami Swedes
Politics: 16 Feb 06
Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds was not following the news on the day of the tsunami, she tells the parliamentary committee's inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster. "I have to show my family that they don't always come second," she said.
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Swede convicted of eating women
National: 26 Jan 06
A man who admitted killing two women, drinking their blood and eating their flesh has been sent to a secure hospital. A tragedy that society let this happen, says his lawyer.
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"Prisoner of Guantanamo" Ghezali to sue Rumsfeld
National: 17 Mar 05
Mehdi Ghezali, who spent over two years in the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison camp, is set to sue US Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld "for millions". Coincidentally, a new book is out, detailing his story from arrest in Pakistan to his special Säpo home-coming in Örebro.
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Swedish Supreme Court jails Mijailovic for life
National: 2 Dec 04
It's the end of the legal line for the man who killed foreign minister Anna Lindh in September 2003, as Sweden's top court reverses the Appeal Court's decision and puts Mijailo Mijailovic in prison for life.
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Mijailovic changes lawyer for appeal
National: 14 Oct 04
A bad week for Sweden's 'celebrity lawyer' Peter Althin - ditched by Anna Lindh's murderer for not visiting enough and upbraided by the Lawyers Association for a conflict of interest in representing three of the Hall Prison escapees.
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"Suicidal" Mijailovic gives up Swedish passport
National: 21 Sep 04
Anna Lindh's murderer is no longer a Swedish citizen, it emerges after he is taken to hospital suffering from psychiatric problems. And now a move to Serbia could be on the cards, just as another notorious killer considers coming to Sweden.
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Supreme Court reopens Lindh murder case
National: 15 Sep 04
First he was sentenced to life imprisonment, then to psychiatric care. Now Mijailo Mijailovic could be facing life again for killing Anna Lindh in Stockholm last year.
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Saddam's cousin seeks Swedish asylum
Society: 20 Aug 04
Problems dealing with the Migration Board? At least you didn't have to admit that you were a cousin of an evil ex-dictator.
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Guantanamo Swede seeks damages
National: 23 Jul 04
Mehdi Ghezali speaks out against his American captors and the Swedish government, defends his actions in 2001 - and wants some cash.
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Lindh killer escapes jail
National: 9 Jul 04
Mijail Mijailovic is judged by the appeal court to be "seriously disturbed" and will be held in a secure psychiatric hospital instead of prison.
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Guantanamo Swede released
National: 9 Jul 04
Mehdi Ghezali is released from Guantanamo Bay after two and a half years' imprisonment.
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Lindh killer mentally disturbed
National: 2 Jul 04
Doctors agree that Mijail Mijailovic is mentally disturbed - but the appeal court must decide if that means a secure hospital instead of prison.
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Mijailovic appeals against life sentence
National: 16 Apr 04
Anna Lindh's murderer wants the verdict reduced to manslaughter while her family is seeking increased compensation.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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