The following articles have been tagged with "Afghanistan":
National: 17 Jun 13
A Säpo official has suggested Sweden is powerless to stop citizens from joining Islamist rebels in Syria even though there is a risk they will return to commit acts of terror in Sweden.
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National: 16 Jun 13
One year after taking refuge in Ecuador's London embassy, the WikiLeaks founder tells AFP's Katy Lee that he still works every day and that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden should be celebrated as a "hero".
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National: 13 Jun 13
Foreigners in Sweden bring in more to the country's economy than they take out, according to a new report from the OECD that measured the fiscal impact of immigration.
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National: 1 Jun 13
The Swedish Migration Board is holding talks with Afghani authorities about opening a centre in Kabul for unaccompanied children and young people whose asylum applications have been rejected in Sweden.
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Politics: 30 May 13
The Swedish government wants to send troops and police officers to participate in UN peacekeeping efforts in Mali, arguing it's "in Sweden's interests" to support peace and security in the west African nation.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 May 13
Seeing the popular support of American soldiers up close makes international defence PhD candidate Annelie Gregor ask if it is time for Swedes to let their soldiers feel proud about their role in peace-keeping missions worldwide.
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National: 24 May 13
With Swedish police set to call in reinforcements in an attempt to get the now five-day-old wave of arson and vandalism under control, Sweden's image abroad may have been tarnished.
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Politics: 14 May 13
The visiting US foreign minister, John Kerry, told Swedish press on Tuesday that his government valued Sweden's participation in the US-led Nato mission in Afghanistan.
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Politics: 13 May 13
US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Sweden on Tuesday, with the Swedish government stating on Monday that he would be discussing Syria and the Middle East peace process.
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National: 13 May 13
Thirteen Afghan refugees who have been on a hunger strike outside Migration Board offices in Boden in northern Sweden have broken off their action after three weeks of refusing to eat.
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Politics: 13 May 13
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has signalled his government would like to keep Swedish military in Afghanistan even after Nato ends its current engagement in the country in 2014.
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National: 11 May 13
The Swedish Migration Board has enlisted the help of police negotiators in a bid to try to break hunger strikes by asylum-seekers in Boden, Gävle and Holmsund which have now lasted almost a month.
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National: 1 May 13
The Swedish Migration Board has decided not to re-open the asylum application cases of eight hunger-striking Afghan men in Boden, north Sweden.
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National: 20 Apr 13
Eleven Afghanis and Iranians have gone on hunger strike in the north of Sweden after their asylum applications were turned down.
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Business & Money: 15 Apr 13
Spending on weapons and military services dropped in 2012 compared to the year before, the first annual drop since 1998, according to the findings of a Swedish think tank.
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National: 3 Apr 13
Two young boys from Afghanistan have been found abandoned on the streets of Uppsala in recent days, prompting suspicions they were brought to Sweden via an organized people smuggling operation.
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Business & Money: 31 Mar 13
The cost of chartering aircraft to return rejected asylum-seekers to their countries of origin has increased dramatically, according to new figures from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
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National: 22 Mar 13
A Moderate Party MP has suggested the Swedish armed forces solve the dilemma of interpreters in Afghanistan fearing retaliation after the troop pull-out by employing them in Sweden.
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Politics: 20 Mar 13
Sweden's top military commander Sverker Göranson on Wednesday called for local interpreters working with Swedish forces in Afghanistan to be granted asylum in Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 13
On the 375th anniversary of Swedes' first arriving in what is now the United States, ambassadors from both countries hail the pioneering spirit that informs cooperative efforts to address critical challenges facing the world today.
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Politics: 13 Mar 13
The government never explained that Swedish troops in Afghanistan had shifted to counter-insurgency warfare in 2010, a Swedish intelligence expert has claimed, arguing the Riksdag was misled when voting to extend the mission.
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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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Politics: 26 Feb 13
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's claims that Sweden's case against him is a conspiracy to have him extradited to the United States have been dismissed as "sheer fantasy" by Australia's foreign minister.
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Education: 21 Feb 13
The government wants to make sure young immigrants keep up their studies by legally requiring them to stay in school until they reach 18, while also pumping funds into Swedish-language courses.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Feb 13
Sweden’s ability to pack a foreign policy punch equal to the jab of the big EU three - Germany, France, and the UK - is neither remarkable nor a passing fad, writes international relations Ph.D. candidate Annelie Gregor.
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Business & Money: 18 Feb 13
Stockholm-based think tank Sipri has found that sales made by the 100 biggest arms dealers, excluding China, has declined for the first time since the mid-1990s.
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National: 16 Feb 13
The costs of maintaining a police presence at the Ecuadorian embassy in London have totalled almost 30 million kronor ($4.7 million) following Julian Assange's decision to jump bail and seek asylum there last June.
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National: 13 Feb 13
Sweden’s foreign minister chose to begin his annual foreign policy speech with a focus on Nordic and Baltic cooperation, calling for a new “Hanseatic age of prosperity” and underlining joint military tasks.
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National: 13 Feb 13
Sweden's foreign policy is being debated in the Riksdag on Wednesday. Follow The Local's live blog for the latest updates and reactions.
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Society: 12 Feb 13
A would-be US engineer's untruthful online claims have left a Gothenburg woman out of pocket and brokenhearted - and she's just one of dozens of Swedish women who have fallen victim to an increasingly common online dating scam.
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Politics: 31 Jan 13
Sweden is the one of the most influential countries in the European Union when it comes to European foreign policy, according to a new ranking, exerting clout nearly on par with heavyweights Germany, France, and the UK.
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National: 14 Jan 13
Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Sweden's annual defence conference in on Monday, calling for increased cooperation, but warning that there is no guarantee that Nato would come to Sweden's aid if the country were attacked.
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National: 3 Jan 13
Sweden issued a record number of residence permits in 2012, with the total tally ending up at 110,000, a 19-percent hike from 2011 with refugees accounting for the bulk of the increase, new statistics show.
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Business & Money: 11 Dec 12
Burmese rebels have gained access to Swedish-designed weapons after government forces reportedly left them behind following conflict in the mountains of the country's far north.
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Business & Money: 6 Dec 12
Sweden ranks fourth in a global corruption index released on Wednesday, matching its 2011 placement as one of the world's least corrupt countries, despite lingering concerns about political party financing.
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Lifestyle: 22 Nov 12
In the first of a new series profiling Swedish newsmakers, The Local gets the lowdown on Kurdish-Swedish comedian Soran Ismail, who has been in the news recently for his starring role in the Sweden Democrat racist video scandal.
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National: 12 Nov 12
The head of Migration Board operations in southern Sweden has slammed case workers for routinely hinting that refugee children are making false claims about their mental health in order to avoid deportation.
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National: 9 Nov 12
The Swedish military presence in Afghanistan will be reduced by 100 people next year and phased out completely by summer 2014, according to the government.
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Science & Technology: 30 Oct 12
Swedish soldiers are not allowed to wear the Afghanistan desert uniform while home on leave due to the high levels of pesticide contained in the fabric. However, the Swedish Armed Forces are adamant the uniforms are safe.
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Politics: 25 Oct 12
Sweden and Germany led the push on Thursday for a reintroduction of visas for residents from Balkan EU candidate countries in an effort to fight a growing number of bogus asylum requests.
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Politics: 22 Oct 12
The Ecuadorian ambassador to London slammed Britain on Sunday for "acting like an empire" when it threatened to raid the Ecuadorian embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up avoiding extradition to Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Oct 12
The Australian ambassador to Sweden Paul Stephens speaks to The Local's Oliver Gee about the “outdated” image of Australia, the ongoing trial of Julian Assange, and life as the coach of an Australian rules football team in Stockholm.
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National: 8 Oct 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday that he had hired lawyers in Sydney in the hope of suing Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard for what he considers to be her defamatory comments about himself and Wikileaks.
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National: 6 Oct 12
The number of asylum seekers in Sweden doubled this year, with Syrians being the largest group. But the Green Party calls Sweden's refugee policy "inhumane".
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Politics: 4 Oct 12
Ecuador's ambassador to Sweden on Thursday responded to criticism from the Swedish media about press freedom in his home country and its decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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National: 4 Oct 12
Nine of the Assange backers who together put up a large sum in surety cash have been left waiting, as a British court is deciding whether the WikiLeaks founder's flight to the Ecuadorian embassy means they lose their money.
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Politics: 28 Sep 12
Human rights group Amnesty International urged Sweden on Thursday to guarantee WikiLeaks founder Julian Asange that he will not be extradited to the US if he goes to Sweden for questioning.
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Society: 27 Sep 12
Sima Samar, human rights activist and burka opponent from Afghanistan, won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award on Thursday, a prize dedicated to those whose work improves the lives of others.
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Politics: 27 Sep 12
Ecuador on Wednesday renewed its vows to shelter Julian Assange for whatever time it will take, while the 41-year-old Australian national called on the US to stop its "persecution" of WikiLeaks.
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Politics: 26 Sep 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will speak Wednesday via video link to New York in further attempts to avoid extradition to Sweden, a battle which Britain's foreign minister William Hague claimed has shown "no sign of breakthrough".
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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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National: 17 Sep 12
Swedes have a more favourable opinion of the United States than they do of the European Union, according to a new study, which also found Sweden to have the lowest opinion of Israel of any EU country.
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Education: 12 Sep 12
Sweden plans to spend 409 million kronor ($62 million) to improve education for foreign-born children, an increasing number of whom have struggled to make the grade after arriving in Sweden.
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National: 6 Sep 12
The 15-year-old boy from Afghanistan who sewed his mouth shut after his residency application was rejected will not be deported from Sweden after a previous decision was reversed on Thursday.
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National: 5 Sep 12
A 15-year-old boy from Afghanistan who sewed his mouth shut after his application for Swedish residency was rejected will be deported to Italy, in what a Swedish MEP called a "humanitarian catastrophe in my own country".
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National: 4 Sep 12
Amid the continued standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Monday that Britain wants to resume talks with Ecuador and that they "should be able to find a diplomatic solution".
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National: 31 Aug 12
Julian Assange expects Sweden "dropping the case" against him as the most likely outcome to the current diplomatic row over the WikiLeaks founder, but reckons he may nevertheless remain in the Ecuador's London embassy for up to a year.
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Politics: 30 Aug 12
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa said Wednesday that he doubts Julian Assange could get a fair trial in the US, and insisted that Sweden and Britain guarantee they will not extradite the WikiLeaks founder.
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National: 21 Aug 12
The United States responded to Julian Assange's "witch hunt" accusations, stating Monday that the WikiLeaks founder is trying to deflect attention from the question of whether he will face justice in Sweden.
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National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange thanked Ecuador for its support in a statement from Quito's embassy in London on Sunday and slammed the US, although made no mention of the sex offences allegations he faces in Sweden.
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National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in "fighting spirit", his lawyer Baltasar Garzon said in a statement outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
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National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to face the world's media on Sunday to comment on the latest developments in his fight to evade extradition to Sweden to answer rape and sexual assault allegations.
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National: 15 Aug 12
The President of Ecuador denied British media claims that asylum had been granted to Julian Assange, adding that the decision would be made "later this week".
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National: 4 Aug 12
Julian Assange is in a state of limbo because of the United States' secrecy over which charges it may pursue, said his defense lawyer on Friday.
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Politics: 30 Jul 12
Some 24 Afghan interpreters working for the Swedish armed forces in Mazar-i-Sharif have sought asylum in Sweden, claiming that they will suffer reprisals from the Taliban after the withdrawal of troops in 2014.
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National: 26 Jul 12
Ecuador said Wednesday it would reach a decision on whether to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that would not alienate Britain nor affect the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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National: 22 Jul 12
A Swede serving with the US army has been killed in Afghanistan after his unit came under attack in the Khost province.
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National: 11 Jul 12
Ecuador's government will not bow to British, Swedish and US pressure in the decision of whether to grant asylum to Julian Assange, but will make a 'sovereign' decision, said President Rafael Correa Tuesday.
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National: 10 Jul 12
Granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum in Ecuador to avoid extradition to Sweden may lead the United States to discredit the South American country, Quito's ambassador in Washington said Monday.
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Politics: 5 Jul 12
The sex crime accusations lodged in Sweden against Julian Assange are laughable, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that his country is still reviewing the asylum application filed by the WikiLeaks founder.
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National: 3 Jul 12
The number of people seeking asylum in Sweden increased by 30 percent during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period last year, new statistics show.
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National: 1 Jul 12
President Rafael Correa said Saturday that Ecuador is still considering whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted in Sweden in connection with sexual assault allegations.
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National: 30 Jun 12
A lawyer representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that his client faced "difficult choices" when he defied a British police order for extradition to Sweden and remain in the Ecuador embassy in London.
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Politics: 26 Jun 12
Sweden's Social Democrat head Stefan Löfven is in Chicago learning from President Obama’s election campaign how to win over the Swedish voters in good time for the election in 2014.
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Politics: 24 Jun 12
Swedish officials have confirmed that they have been in contact with Ecuador's ambassador in Stockholm to brief on the country's legal system as Quito mulls whether to grant Julian Assange asylum.
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Politics: 24 Jun 12
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said on Sunday that he had received "no hint" that the US would seek the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were he to come to Sweden.
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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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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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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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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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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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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jun 12
Without a concept of "Swedishness" that can be shared by all, integration won't succeed in Sweden nor will it be a country that has a place for immigrants, argues argues Bosian war refugee Jasenko Selimovic of the Liberal Party.
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Politics: 4 Jun 12
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent a busy Sunday in Stockholm, meeting with politicians and members of the Swedish royal family and discussing climate change, global warming, and the thrill of being in Sweden.
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Society: 30 May 12
The mother of the Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spoken out about her fears of her son's potential extradition to Sweden in the lead-up to Wednesday morning's Supreme Court verdict.
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National: 29 May 12
The fight against terrorism is consuming ever larger portions of the budget allocated to Swedish security service Säpo, which has seen its allocation double in the last decade, according to a new report.
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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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Politics: 26 May 12
Sweden is set to host US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in early June and discussions will concern green energy, internet freedom, Afghanistan and the Middle East
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National: 4 May 12
Swedish migration authorities have ratcheted up their forecast for the number of asylum seekers and labour migrants who will arrive in Sweden during 2012.
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Politics: 2 Apr 12
More than two dozen Swedes were arrested in Brussels on Sunday for attempting to break into NATO headquarters along with hundreds of other peace activists.
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National: 23 Mar 12
A Swedish soldier on duty in Afghanistan was seriously injured by a roadside bomb on Friday west of the Swedish military base in Mazar-i-Sharif.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Mar 12
While Malmö's Rosengård neighbourhood is often the subject of negative headlines, the multi-ethnic district is slowly becoming a model for positive change in Sweden's third largest city, contributor Patrick Reilly discovers.
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Business & Money: 27 Feb 12
Swedish defence contractor Saab has moved up in a ranking of the world's 100 largest defence companies published Monday by a Stockholm-based think tank which found global arms sales increased to $411.1 billion in 2010.
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Society: 23 Feb 12
A recent court ruling may mean a 45 percent rise in applications for permanent residency based on family relations, according to predictions from the Swedish Migration Board, with most applicants expected to come from Somalia.
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National: 21 Feb 12
Swedish military police are investigating a suspected illegal boxing match arranged by a group of Swedish soldiers at the Mazar-i-Sharif base in Afghanistan which reportedly left one soldier in need of medical treatment.
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National: 21 Feb 12
2011 marked the largest exodus from Sweden in history as more than 50,000 people left the country, with China proving to be an ever more popular destination for Swedes who move abroad.
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Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter.
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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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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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National: 25 Jan 12
An anti-immigrant website has urged readers to infiltrate a group focused on helping undocumented immigrants in Sweden in order to turn them over to police.
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National: 7 Jan 12
Kitchen staff at the Swedish military base in Afghanistan have been working under "slave-like conditions", being forced to pay for employment, according to a new report.
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