May 28, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Honour_killings":
National: 26 Apr 12
Another person has been arrested in the investigation of the killing in southern Sweden on Monday, where a 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death.
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National: 10 Jan 12
A 21-year-old woman from Gothenburg in western Sweden who had accused her brother of threatening to take her life in an “honour killing", retracted her allegations on the opening day of the trial on Monday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 11
With the topic of 'honour' killings back in the headlines in conjunction with the new trial for the 2005 murder of Abbas Rezai in Högsby, contributor Lina Sennevall takes a look at the phenomenon in Sweden.
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Politics: 23 Jan 11
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Migration Minister Tobias Billström's refusals to answer questions about a recent Wikileak released on Friday has fuelled sharp criticism from the opposition over the weekend.
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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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National: 16 Jul 10
A 30-year-old woman has been jailed for ten years for persuading her husband to murder his own three-year-old daughter.
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Society: 8 Mar 10
Stockholm will on Monday host the largest ever march of the prams as part of the city's celebration of the 100th International Women's Day. The pram march hopes to bring focus on the problem of maternal mortality.
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National: 16 Mar 08
The number of people living under protected identities is on the increase in Sweden. Women hiding from their men form the largest group.
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National: 9 May 07
A 16-year-old girl who fell to her death from the fourth floor of an apartment block in Karlstad may have been the victim of an honour killing.
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Politics: 1 Jun 05
A report presented on Wednesday concludes that Swedish society is shot through with racism which denies immigrants access to work, education and even legal rights.
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