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Inmate gets life for fatal prison guard beating

National: 16 Dec 11
The 28-year-old inmate who beat a female prison guard to death at a remand centre south of Stockhlom in October was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. READ »

Sweden observes silent minute for Norway

National: 25 Jul 11
Sweden's government called for the general public to observe a minute of silence at midday on Monday to honour the dead in Friday's twin attacks in Norway. READ »

Swedish man accused of sex with sheep

Society: 20 May 11
A Swedish man in his fifties who was allegedly caught having sex with a sheep near Alingsås in western Sweden denies being guilty of animal cruelty. READ »

Swedish bestiality ring exposed

National: 11 Nov 08
A Swedish newspaper has exposed a network of self-proclaimed zoophiles who meet regularly in locations around the country to have sex with animals. READ »

'Ban sex with animals'

Society: 19 Oct 07
Liberal Party member of parliament Jan Ertsborn has called for Sweden to ban sex with animals, having witnessed an upsurge in the popularity of the practice in recent years. READ »

Agency calls for animal sex ban

Society: 24 Jan 07
The Swedish Animal Welfare Agency is proposing tighter laws surrounding human sexual relations with animals. The county of Västra Götaland is likely to be hardest hit. READ »

Put up and shut up?

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 05
It's easy for foreigners' views about a country to come out half-baked, so should we just put up and shut up? Or can a fresh pair of eyes sometimes add something new to the debate? READ »

Swedish royals call in the lawyers over preacher

National: 19 Aug 05
Sweden's royals send in the lawyers against American extremist Christian Fred Phelps, after he published a rant against them on his anti-gay website. It's defamation, says the palace. READ »

Sweden highlights bestiality problem

National: 29 Apr 05
Swedes are increasingly indulging in farmyard frolics - resulting in physical and psychological injury for the unwilling animals, according to the country's first government-commissioned study on the issue presented on Friday. READ »

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. READ »

Anti-gay pastor wins appeal

Society: 11 Feb 05
Pentacostalist pastor Åke Green, who was jailed for saying that homosexuality was “a cancer on the face of society”, has had his conviction overturned, to the delight of religious groups. Gay campaigners say they are “disturbed” by the ruling, and prosecutors vow to take the case to the supreme court. READ »


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