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February 15, 2012
Human_trafficking
The following articles have been tagged with "Human_trafficking":
Forced labour on the rise in Sweden: report
National: 15 Jan 12
Organized begging, forced labour and forced participation in thefts have bypassed human trafficking for sexual purposes, shows a recent report from the National Police Board.
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'Slave-like conditions' on Swedish army base
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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Teen girl held as sex-slave for a year: report
National: 9 Nov 11
A 14-year-old girl who was held as a sex-slave by a mentally ill man has been freed by Swedish police who suspect she was sold by her father in Belgrade before being trafficked to Sweden.
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OECD: Sweden has poor eye on working conditions
Business & Money: 6 Nov 11
Sweden has poor control over people coming from outside the EU to work, specifically related to the pay and conditions they've been promised, according to findings by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Asylum seekers used as car wash 'slaves'
National: 23 Oct 11
Asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants in Sweden are being treated like slaves and paid far less than the legal minimum wage at car washes around the country, according to the police.
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Police arrest 32 in 'human trafficking' raid
National: 14 Oct 11
Swedish police arrested 32 people in a raid on a food factory south of Stockholm on Thursday for violations of the Aliens Act.
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Swedish work permit rules 'misused': minister
Politics: 10 Oct 11
A recent report that labour migrants are abusing Swedish rules in a bid to enter the EU has prompted migration minister Tobias Billström to call the practice "intolerable".
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Sweden's 'most wanted' arrested in Slovakia
National: 16 Sep 11
One of Sweden's most wanted fugitives, who escaped from prison in August 2010, has been arrested in southern Slovakia, according to local police.
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Stockholm police break up human trafficking ring
National: 26 Aug 11
Stockholm police have identified a large number of sex-buyers following the arrests of six men on suspicion of trafficking and pimping charges in a case involving at least 20 Lithuanian women.
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Absent Danish controls greet EU border mission
National: 15 Jul 11
European officials visiting Denmark's controversial controls on the border to Sweden on Thursday found to their surprise that there was no sign of the customs officers deployed earlier this month.
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Danes deploy increased border controls
National: 6 Jul 11
Denmark on Tuesday deployed 50 new customs officers at its borders with Germany and Sweden as part of a widely-criticised government plan to reintroduce permanent controls at border crossings.
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Swedish fraudster jailed in Ethiopia
National: 10 Jun 11
A Swedish woman who has been on the run since 2007 has received a 25-year prison sentence in Ethiopia on charges of fraud and human trafficking.
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Disabled 'trafficked' to Sweden in benefits fraud
National: 10 Jun 11
Disabled people are being lured to Sweden by false promises of generous benefits in a sophisticated fraud scheme that officials liken to human trafficking, according to Swedish media reports.
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Stockholm mum acquitted of trafficking
National: 3 Jun 11
The 47-year-old Stockholm mum who last year was sentenced to prison after keeping Polish women under “slave-like conditions” was acquitted of the trafficking charges on Friday.
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Three men held for human trafficking
National: 1 Jun 11
Police in Gothenburg have detained three men on suspicion of trafficking Romanian women.
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Borg positive to Danish border controls
National: 13 May 11
Sweden's finance minister, Anders Borg, sees no immediate problems with Denmark's decision to increase border controls between the two countries.
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Cybersex Swedes claim they did 'nothing wrong'
National: 13 May 11
The two Swedish IT-experts jailed for life in the Philippines for running a cybersex den say they are living a nightmare among hardened criminals and maintain that they have done nothing wrong.
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Swedes jailed for running Philippine cybersex den
National: 11 May 11
Two Swedish men have been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for running a cybersex brothel in which naked girls performed acts for clients watching over the internet.
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Convictions overturned in Malmö pimping trial
National: 18 Feb 11
A Swedish appeals court has overturned guilty verdicts served to two men in connection with the sale of a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex, reducing a third man's sentence for pimping.
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Drivers in court following Paris-Malmö taxi trip
National: 16 Feb 11
Two taxi drivers from Paris have been charged with human trafficking for driving a group of Afghan asylum seekers from France to Sweden.
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Guest workers forced into 'slave-like' employ
Society: 22 Dec 10
Foreign guest workers are being tricked into coming to Sweden and forced to work under slave-like conditions, according to a new report which identifies the trade as a lucrative part of international organised crime.
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Verdict reached in Malmö teen pimping trial
National: 2 Nov 10
A court in Malmö in southern Sweden sentenced several men to prison on Tuesday for their role in selling a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex.
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Two held for threatening pimping trial prosecutor
National: 11 Oct 10
A man and woman have been arrested for making threats in connection with a pimping trial underway in Malmö involving a 14-year-old girl.
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Threats force judge out of teen pimping trial
National: 28 Sep 10
The presiding judge in the Malmö district court trial of ten men suspected of having sold a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex, has been forced to withdraw due to threats against her and her family.
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Ten face trial in teen pimping scandal
National: 27 Sep 10
The trial of ten men 10 men suspected of having sold a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex opened in Malmö district court on Monday.
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More Thai women in Swedish sex trade: report
National: 21 Sep 10
The number of Thai and Nigerian women exploited for sexual purposes in Sweden has increased, as have the number of women with mental handicaps, according to a police report on human trafficking.
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Ten charged in Malmö teen pimping scandal
National: 15 Sep 10
Charges were filed on Wednesday in Malmö against 10 men suspected of having sold a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex.
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'Establish state brothels': Christian Democrat
Politics: 10 Sep 10
A local Christian Democratic politician has called for Sweden to open government-controlled brothels, drawing a sharp rebuke from her party colleagues.
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Traffickers intimidated victims with voodoo
National: 25 Aug 10
Eight people were charged on Wednesday for trafficking and pimping 10 African women, intimidating the victims into prostitution by using means including voodoo.
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Big increase in prostitution reports
Society: 27 Jul 10
The number of people reported to the police for buying sex has risen five-fold in Sweden in the past year, according to new figures.
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Big claims, little evidence: Sweden's law against buying sex
Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jul 10
A new review of Sweden's ban on buying sex has provided little hard evidence that the policy of prohibition has worked, writes Laura Agustín, but few politicians have dared to point out its obvious failings.
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25% of female inmates engaged in prostitution
National: 19 Jul 10
Every fourth woman in Sweden's prisons has at some point in her life been engaged in prostitution, Sveriges Radio's Ekot news service reported on Monday.
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Young girl forced to steal handbags
Society: 17 Jul 10
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Bulgaria and handed over to judicial authorities in Sweden where he is suspected of human trafficking crimes involving the exploitation of an 11-year-old girl.
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Sweden's prostitution law a success: report
National: 3 Jul 10
A law criminalizing the purchase of prostitution has helped halve the number of streetwalkers in Sweden's cities, according to a new report.
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Top Social Democrats talk tough on rape
Politics: 9 Apr 10
Punishments for the most serious rape crimes must be increased, former justice minister Thomas Bodström and former equality ombudsman Claes Borgström have urged.
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Human trafficking pair imprisoned on appeal
National: 20 Mar 10
In the first case of its kind in Sweden, a Stockholm court has found two men guilty of human trafficking after they lured two teenage boys from their home in Romania to a life of crime.
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'No sex ring links to ex-police chief'
National: 31 Jan 10
Media reports linking a high profile sex ring to a former police chief suspected of rape and plotting to rape minors are untrue, according to the police officer leading the investigation.
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Three convicted for sex trafficking of Slovak teen
National: 14 Jan 10
Three men were sentenced to prison on Thursday for their role in a sex trafficking scheme in which a 17-year-old girl was forced to sell sex to several men in Skåne in southern Sweden.
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Search continues for 4-year-old Maryam
National: 2 Jan 10
Despite a massive search, a four-year-old girl who disappeared on New Year's Eve in Malmö in southern Sweden is still missing. Her mother claims she was kidnapped by two men and was being taken to her father, who lives abroad.
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Seven arrests as police smash trafficking ring
National: 7 Dec 09
Police in Sweden arrested seven people on Monday morning for their suspected role in a human trafficking network.
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Swedish minister's infant daughter steals Brussels spotlight
Society: 1 Dec 09
Swedish migration minister Tobias Billström lightened the mood at an EU meeting about human trafficking on Monday by sneaking his baby daughter into the proceedings.
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Two Swedes caught in Thai child sex sting
National: 12 May 09
Police in Thailand working together with their Swedish counterparts have arrested two Swedes suspected of sex crimes involving children.
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Swedes ran brothel in the Philippines
National: 25 Apr 09
Two Swedish men in their thirties have been arrested in the Philippines on charges of human trafficking. The accused, who are alleged to have forced women to perform sexual acts in front of a web camera, face possible lifetime prison sentences.
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'Allow foreign police in Sweden': minister
National: 25 Apr 09
Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask wants foreign police to be able to operate in Sweden. A committee of inquiry will be set up to look into ways in which this might work.
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Crowd ban 'risks bolstering extremists'
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 09
The City of Malmö's decision to hold the Sweden-Israel Davis Cup tennis match behind closed doors is ill-conceived, short-sighted and potentially dangerous, argues freelance Israeli journalist David Stavrou.
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Armless beggar handlers go to jail
National: 31 Jan 09
Four people who forced an armless man from Ukraine to beg in the Stockholm metro were handed prison sentences on Friday.
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Armless man forced to beg on Stockholm metro
National: 6 Dec 08
A disabled Ukrainian man, 28, was forced to beg for money on Stockholm's metro by five people now charged for holding him in captivity for several years.
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World anti-drug forum gathers experts in Stockholm
Society: 7 Sep 08
Stockholm will this week host experts, politicians, police and anti-drug activists from 82 countries to share ideas and devise strategies for stopping drug abuse worldwide.
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Aussie NGO behind Alicia's return to Sweden
National: 25 Jul 08
Swedish six-year old Alicia Elfversson (left) returned with her mother Maria (right) on Friday after a dramatic rescue in Cambodia, thanks in part to the work of an Australia-based NGO.
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Swede in Cambodia held for kidnapping
National: 24 Jul 08
A Swedish man, Torgeir Nordbo (left), wanted by Interpol on charges of kidnapping his six-year-old daughter Alicia Elfversson (right) more than a year ago has been arrested in Cambodia.
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Government gets tough on sex trade
Politics: 16 Jul 08
The Swedish government has announced a raft of new proposals to fight the sex trade and organized crime.
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Man jailed for selling wife for sex
National: 11 Jul 08
A man who sold his mentally disabled teenage wife for sex has been jailed for five and a half years by a court in Stockholm.
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Nigerian prostitutes appear on Gothenburg streets
Society: 3 Jul 08
A new group of prostitutes has emerged in the Rosenlund district of central Gothenburg, an area long known as a gathering place for women working in the sex trade.
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Acquittals in landmark human smuggling case
National: 26 Jun 08
The four suspected ringleaders of a major human trafficking operation from Vietnam to Sweden were acquitted today by the Halmstad District Court.
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Sweden to evaluate effects of prostitution law
Society: 24 Apr 08
Paying for sex has been illegal in Sweden for nearly ten years, and now the government wants to evaluate the law's impact.
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Parents to face jail for child marriages
Society: 21 Apr 08
Parents who allow children under the age of 16 to get married in another country could face up to two years in jail.
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Six sentenced to prison for human smuggling
National: 11 Apr 08
A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced six men to up to three years behind bars for illegally smuggling people from countries including Iran and Iraq into Europe.
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Vietnamese human trafficking ring goes on trial
Society: 4 Mar 08
A total of 34 people went on trial on Tuesday accused of trafficking people from Vietnam to Sweden.
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EU to adopt Nordic method of fighting web-based child porn
National: 11 Feb 08
The method involves cooperation between police, internet service providers, and anti-child porn groups.
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Four jailed over prostitution rings
National: 21 Dec 07
Four people have been jailed in a major pimping and human trafficking trial in Stockholm, but prosecutors describe the sentences as generous.
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Chinese children missing in Sweden
Society: 30 Jun 07
At least 23 Chinese children seeking asylum in Sweden have disappeared from temporary accommodation in Sigtuna in the last three weeks.
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Mafias sabotage Stockholm economy
National: 4 May 07
A new report suggests that organized crime has become so widespread in recent years that its effects have hampered economic growth in the Stockholm region.
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Russians and Swedes charged with selling women for sex
National: 18 Apr 07
A group of 24 Russians and Swedes have been charged in Gothenburg with human trafficking, pimping and buying sex from nine Russian women.
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Sweden ready to join NATO anti-terror force
National: 10 Mar 07
Sweden's military has set aside resources to allow the country to take part in a NATO-led anti-terror force in the Mediterranean - without any political decision having been taken on the matter.
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Sweden jails Frenchman for smuggling Indians
National: 1 Feb 07
A Frenchman has been sentenced to one year in prison for people smuggling. He is reported to have smuggled some 100 Indians into the country.
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Beggars linked to criminal gangs
Society: 15 Nov 06
The number of beggars on Swedish streets is rising. Police say many of the beggars are being organised by criminal gangs and are used for prostitution and stealing.
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Romanians arrested in 'trafficking' raid
National: 14 Nov 06
Eight Romanians and a Swede have been arrested in Sweden suspected of human trafficking or pimping, police say.
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Absolut uses red light district to sell vodka
Society: 8 Nov 06
Swedish state-owned Absolut Vodka has withdrawn a campaign in Hamburg's best-known sex district. The company denies it used prostitution as a marketing tool, but Sweden's equality chief is critical.
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Swedish men order foreign prostitutes online
Society: 11 Oct 06
Those behind prostitution and human trafficking in Sweden have begun to change their tactics to avoid the Swedish police and to get around the country's legislation, according to a new report.
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HIV prostitute causes worry
Society: 5 Jul 06
Gothenburg men who have used prostitutes in the past year are being told to get tested for HIV, after a street prostitute from the city turned out to be infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
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Swedish ambassador to fight human trafficking
Society: 12 Jun 06
As Sweden's justice minister Thomas Bodström criticizes German police for not taking human trafficking seriously during the World Cup, the foreign ministry says it will appoint a special ambassador to combat the problem.
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Chinese couple convicted of people smuggling
Society: 9 Jun 06
A Swedish court has jailed two Chinese people for their role in a network that smuggled children into Europe. The 46 children processed by the couple may have been sent on to lives of forced labour.
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Uppsala man 'led human trafficking operation'
National: 14 May 06
An international network with its roots in Sweden has smuggled hundreds of people into Sweden and other EU countries. A 35 year old man from Uppsala is among eight people being held by police.
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Sushi pair charged with smuggling Chinese children
National: 27 Apr 06
A Chinese couple who run a Stockholm sushi restaurant have been indicted on charges of human trafficking. They are accused of helping 46 Chinese children to enter Sweden illegally.
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Sweden must boycott World Cup - equality chief
Society: 3 Apr 06
The World Cup in Germany this summer will promote prostitution and human trafficking. So says equality ombudsman Claes Borgström, who has called for Sweden to boycott the competition.
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Moodysson tackles transexuality
Lifestyle: 24 Feb 06
Lukas Moodysson's latest film Container was part of the official selection of the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival. The movie - "a black and white silent film with sound" goes on general release in Sweden on March 10th.
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Police strike against Stockholm brothels
National: 28 Nov 05
Thirteen men are in custody following simultaneous raids on eleven addresses across Stockholm on Sunday. Five of the locations were brothels using women from Eastern Europe.
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Swedish court charges 16 with human trafficking
Smörgåsbord: 23 Nov 05
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