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Lars Vilks on Al-Qaeda 'wanted dead or alive' list

National: 3 Mar 13
Controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks is reported to be one of eleven people on a list of targets for extremists published by an Al-Qaeda linked group. READ »

Ignore Vilks' Muhammad show: religious heads

Society: 26 Feb 13
Religious heads in southern Sweden have advised their followers to ignore an upcoming exhibition of work by controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks, warning that people should not be provoked by his artwork. READ »

Malmö mayor concerned about Islam-critical show

National: 20 Feb 13
The mayor of Malmö has slammed an upcoming exhibition of work by controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks, saying he hoped no one would visit the gallery to see artwork he said was "associated with xenophobes". READ »

'Sweden is not mature enough for satire'

Society: 11 Jan 13
Photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin heckled the Swedish royal family and now her art is paying the price, with a photo agency pulling the plug on her right to buy its pictures. What does it mean for her, her work, and Swedish satire? The Local's Ann Törnkvist finds out. READ »

Court upholds acquittals in Vilks murder plot case

National: 24 Sep 12
A court of appeal in Gothenburg has upheld the acquittal of three men charged with having plotted to murder Swedish artist Lars Vilks. READ »

Vilks cites KKK to defend talk to anti-Muslim group

National: 31 Aug 12
Swedish artist Lars Vilks has defened his decision to speak at an anti-Islamic conference in New York on September 11th, claiming he would also accept an invitation from the Ku Klux Klan. READ »

US teen admits to aiding Lars Vilks murder plot

National: 5 May 12
A teenager of Pakistani origin resident in the US has admitted to assisting in the so-called "Jihad Jane" plot to murder Swedish artist Lars Vilks. READ »

'The attacks against me are working': Lars Vilks

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 12
The strategy of attacks and intimidation employed by critics of Lars Vilks is working, argues controversial Swedish artist, who has seen his lecturing activities dry up over organizers fears of riots and being labelled as "racist". READ »

Lars Vilks egged at 'Muhammad' lecture

Society: 22 Feb 12
Controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks was forced to dodge eggs thrown by angry audience members while giving a lecture about his Muhammad cartoons and free expression at the University of Karlstad on Tuesday. READ »

Vilks murder plot suspects acquitted

National: 20 Jan 12
Three men accused of plotting to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks were acquitted of the charges in Gothenburg on Friday, but were nevertheless convicted for weapons violations. READ »

Court orders Vilks plot suspects released

National: 28 Dec 11
The three men accused of planning to murder controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks in a foiled attack in Gothenburg on September were released on Wednesday shortly after the conclusion of their trial. READ »

Three charged for plot to murder Lars Vilks

National: 6 Dec 11
Charges were filed in Gothenburg on Tuesday against three men suspected of plotting to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks who once depicted the Prophet Muhammad as a dog. READ »

Swedish court bans niqab-wearing women

National: 28 Oct 11
Three women wearing head scarves completely shielding their faces were denied entry to a Gothenburg courtroom on Friday during the remand hearing of one of the suspects in the Röda Sten murder plot case. READ »

Sweden threat level remains elevated: Säpo

National: 24 Oct 11
Swedish security service Säpo has chosen to keep the terror threat level in Sweden elevated due to the increased mention of the country on terrorist-inspired web pages. READ »

Chocolate Chinaman 'not racist': poll

Business & Money: 29 Sep 11
Some 97 percent of Swedes did not find the picture on chocolate giant Fazer's “Kinapuffar” product offensive despite claims of racism, according to a recent survey carried out by market research company Sifo. READ »

'Vilks was target of Gothenburg attack'

National: 21 Sep 11
Controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks was the target of a foiled attack at the Röda Sten art gallery in Gothenburg on September 11th, according to a media report. READ »

One suspect released as probe continues

National: 14 Sep 11
Three of the four men with reported ties to the Somali Islamist movement al-Shabaab who were arrested at the weekend on terror suspicions were remanded in custody on Wednesday, while a fourth suspect was released. READ »

Sweden terror suspects tied to Islamists: report

National: 12 Sep 11
The four terrorist suspects held in Gothenburg on Sunday have ties to the Somali Islamist movement al-Shabaab, according to a Swedish media report, with speculation that artist Lars Vilks could have been a target. READ »

New threats keep terror alert 'elevated': Säpo

National: 17 Jun 11
New threats to Sweden have resulted in security service Säpo deciding to maintain the country's terror alert level at "elevated", the agency's head said in an interview on Thursday. READ »

Cartoon bear victim of ‘refugee-porn’: Vilks

Society: 20 May 11
The media storm surrounding the special edition of children’s cartoon Bamse, aimed at helping asylum seeking children, could have ‘xenophobic undercurrents’, according to controversial artist Lars Vilks. READ »

'Jihad Jane' ally admits to Vilks murder plot

National: 9 Mar 11
A female accomplice of "Jihad Jane" pleaded guilty in a US court on Tuesday to her involvement in a plot to murder Swedish artist Lars Vilks. READ »

Al-Qaeda issues new Sweden threat: report

National: 17 Feb 11
An English-language online publication with links to the al-Qaeda terrorist network has paid tribute to the suicide bomber who attacked in Stockholm in December while calling for new acts of terrorism in Sweden. READ »

'Jihad Jane' admits to Lars Vilks murder plot

National: 2 Feb 11
An American woman who referred to herself at "Jihad Jane" pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charged related to a 2009 plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks. READ »

Terror suspect a 'normal Muslim': wife

National: 13 Jan 11
The 37-year-old man suspected of plotting a terror attack on a Danish newspaper is a "normal Muslim," his wife told a Swedish newspaper on Thursday. At the same time, he and three others from Sweden believed to be behind the plot were ordered to remain in custody. READ »

Stockholm bomber trained in Iraq: official

National: 7 Jan 11
Three months before the bomb blasts in Stockholm last month, the suicide bomber trained in Mosul in Iraq and learned how to make bombs, the director of the fight against terrorism in Iraq said on Friday. READ »

Cartoons made Scandinavia terror threat 'much bigger': experts

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jan 11
Five years after a Danish newspaper first published controversial cartoons of the Muslim prophet, targets in Scandinavia are increasingly in the crosshairs of would-be terrorist attackers, the AFP's Nina Larson explains. READ »

Swedish papers leap to defence of 'open society'

Politics: 30 Dec 10
After the arrests of five people on suspicion of planning a "Mumbai-style" attack on the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the Swedish papers on Thursday argued that threats to the open society can not be met by draconian measures. READ »

Swedes arrested over 'Muhammad cartoon plot'

National: 29 Dec 10
Three Swedes were among five people arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist act against the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which published the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Sweden probes suicide bomber's Facebook

National: 17 Dec 10
Sweden's intelligence agency said Friday it was looking at the Facebook account of the man behind the suicide bomb attack in Stockholm on Saturday in order to identify possible accomplices in the act. READ »

‘Terrorism is a battle of minds, not of bombs’

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 10
As Sweden struggles to come to grips with the suicide bomb attack that shook central Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden-based Bangladeshi journalist Tasneem Khalil argues that the defence of freedom involves raising questions rather than throwing bombs in retaliation. READ »

'Mass casualties' narrowly avoided: Bildt

Politics: 14 Dec 10
The suicide bomber who blew himself up in downtown Stockholm on Saturday was within minutes of unleashing untold carnage among holiday shoppers, foreign minister Carl Bildt said on Monday. READ »

Bombings an 'attack on democracy': Vilks

Society: 14 Dec 10
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who was named in a threat message sent prior to Saturday’s suicide bombing in Stockholm, said on Monday the attack was an attempt to destroy freedom of expression. READ »

FBI bomb experts heading to Stockholm

National: 14 Dec 10
The United States is sending seven bomb experts from the FBI to Sweden to assist in the investigation of Saturday's suicide attack in central Stockholm. READ »

Suicide bomber was 'unknown' to Säpo

National: 13 Dec 10
Swedish intelligence officials on Monday said they are "98 percent" certain about the identity of the man who blew himself in central Stockholm on Saturday, adding he was "completely unknown" to intelligence agencies. READ »

Sweden bomber fulfilled al-Qaeda threat: will

National: 13 Dec 10
The man suspected of carrying out Saturday's bomb attacks in Stockholm claimed in a purported will that he was fulfilling a threat by al-Qaeda in Iraq to attack Sweden, a terror monitoring group said on Monday. READ »

Säpo: unsure if blasts an isolated attack

National: 12 Dec 10
The twin blasts that rocked central Stockholm on Saturday were a suspected suicide attack, a Swedish intelligence official said Sunday, adding it remained unclear whether more attacks may be in store. READ »

Stockholm suicide blast a terror attack: police

National: 12 Dec 10
A spokesperson for Swedish security service Säpo labeled as a terror crime the suicide attack that shook central Stockholm on Saturday evening, leaving one person dead and wounding two others. READ »

Stockholm attack follows terror warnings

National: 12 Dec 10
The attack in Stockholm on Saturday evening would, if confirmed to be a terror attack, be the first time Sweden has been targeted by a suicide bomber. READ »

One dead after suicide bombing in Stockholm

National: 11 Dec 10
Two nearly simultaneous explosions rocked central Stockholm on Saturday evening, killing one person and injuring two others in what is believed to be a suicide attack. READ »

Somali militia issues Lars Vilks death threat

National: 24 Nov 10
A Swedish member of a Somali militia group with ties to al-Qaeda has called upon Muslims to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who once depicted the Prophet Mohammed as a dog. READ »

Tensions high as Vilks finishes disputed lecture

Society: 7 Oct 10
Four people were refused entry to a lecture given by controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks at Uppsala University on Thursday. Vilks was attacked when he first gave the lecture in May. READ »

Lars Vilks to fulfill Uppsala lecture

National: 28 Sep 10
Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist who courted controversy by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog, will finish his lecture at Uppsala University, where he was attacked in May. READ »

Vilks arsonists face appeals court trial

National: 6 Sep 10
Two brothers sentenced to prison for firebombing the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks in mid-May will appear in court on Monday to appeal the ruling. READ »

Sweden ranks third in 'Best Countries' list

Society: 17 Aug 10
Sweden has come in third in a ranking of "Best Countries" compiled by US magazine Newsweek, trailing behind Finland and Switzerland. READ »

Vilks arsonists plan to appeal prison sentences

National: 19 Jul 10
The two brothers who last week were sentenced for firebombing the home of artist Lars Vilks will appeal the sentence, the younger brother's lawyer announced on Monday. READ »

Brothers jailed for Vilks arson attack

National: 15 Jul 10
The two brothers accused of fire-bombing the home of Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks, have been imprisoned, with the older brother being served a three year sentence and the younger two years. READ »

Brothers deny Lars Vilks arson attack

National: 7 Jul 10
The trial of two brothers accused of fire-bombing the home of Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks opened on Tuesday with one of them describing the artist as "Islams's greatest enemy". READ »

Brothers indicted for Vilks arson attack

National: 1 Jul 10
Two brothers suspected of setting fire to the home of the Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks were charged with arson on Thursday. READ »

Court convicts teenager over Lars Vilks attack

National: 17 Jun 10
A teenager was convicted by a Swedish court on Thursday for assaulting a police officer during an attack on Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who courted controversy with a drawing of the Prophet Muhammed. READ »

Birgitta Ohlsson - A maverick in a ministerial suit

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 10
Sweden's Minister of EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson talks to The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson about freedom of expression in Sweden and Europe today; the euro and Sweden's status outside of it; and what can be done to encourage and promote universal European liberal values. READ »

Vilks takes fight to Facebook foes

National: 8 Jun 10
Swedish artist Lars Vilks has joined a Facebook group entitled "Kill Lars Vilks" in order to engage in discussion with his antagonists as part of his ongoing art project to explore the bounds of free speech. READ »

Catholics upset by young socialists’ erect pope pic

Society: 28 May 10
The Catholic Church in Sweden has expressed dismay at the publication by the youth wing of the Social Democrats of a caricature of Pope Benedict XVI sporting an erection in the presence of a child. READ »

Vilks invited to complete Uppsala lecture

National: 26 May 10
Uppsala University has invited artist Lars Vilks to speak again after his lecture on May 11th was interrupted when he was attacked. READ »

Swedish embassy in Pakistan stays closed

Politics: 20 May 10
Sweden's embassy in Islamabad has been closed for more than two weeks due to the security situation in Pakistan. READ »

Vilks arson suspects remanded into custody

National: 18 May 10
Two brothers suspected of targeting controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks' home in Nyhamnsläge in southern Sweden have been remanded into custody for attempted arson. READ »

Two men arrested over fire at Vilks' house

National: 16 May 10
Two men, aged 19 and 21, have been arrested in connection with an arson attack at the home in southern Sweden of artist Lars Vilks. READ »

Arson attack on Muhammad artist's home

National: 15 May 10
Police have launched an investigation into arson after the home in southern Sweden of controversial artist Lars Vilks sustained fire damage on Friday night. READ »

Vilks website hacked as cyber hate grows

Society: 13 May 10
The website of artist Lars Vilks was hacked on Wednesday, just a day after the 53-year-old was attacked as he gave a lecture at Uppsala University. READ »

Suspects in Vilks attack released

National: 12 May 10
Three suspects arrested for an attack on controversial artist Lars Vilks have been released, police have said. READ »

Lars Vilks attacked during lecture

National: 11 May 10
Muhammad cartoon artist Lars Vilks has emerged unharmed after being attacked while giving a lecture at Uppsala University. READ »

Malaysian demonstrators burn Swedish flag

National: 26 Mar 10
A Swedish flag was set alight outside the country's embassy in Malaysia on Friday as protesters gathered to demand action be taken against cartoonist Lars Vilks over his caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

High demand for Muhammad cartoons

National: 19 Mar 10
Swedish artist Lars Vilks has confirmed that he has sold around 20 copies of his cartoon depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a dog. A colleague has now created a similar piece with Vilks himself as the dog's head. READ »

'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty

National: 18 Mar 10
Colleen LaRose aka 'JihadJane', and the two men held in Ireland in connection with the alleged plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks, are set to face court on Friday. READ »

Two remanded over cartoon murder plot

National: 16 Mar 10
Two men arrested in Ireland last week in connection with a plot to murder Swedish artist Lars Vilks were remanded into custody on Monday. Five of the seven arrested last Monday have now been released. READ »

Fourth murder plot suspect released

National: 14 Mar 10
A fourth suspect in the plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks for his caricature of the Prophet Muhammad has been released without charge by Irish police. READ »

Malaysia slams Sweden over cartoons

Politics: 14 Mar 10
The Malaysian foreign minister has asked Sweden to take action against newspapers which reprinted a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog last week. READ »

Three cartoon murder plot suspects freed

National: 13 Mar 10
Police in Ireland have released three of the seven people arrested earlier this week on suspicion of plotting to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. US media reports a second American Muslim woman has been arrested in the case. READ »

Murder plot suspects kept for questioning

National: 11 Mar 10
The seven people arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of a suspected plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks have had their periods of detention extended by an Irish court for another three days of questioning. READ »

'Jihad Jane' visited Sweden to plan attack

National: 10 Mar 10
The American woman known as "Jihad Jane", charged by US authorities on Tuesday with conspiring to kill Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks, is reported to have paid a visit to Sweden in August. READ »

US 'Jihad Jane' linked to plot to kill cartoonist

National: 10 Mar 10
An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" was charged by US authorities on Tuesday with conspiring to kill Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks. READ »

Vilks 'not shaking with fear' over murder plot

National: 10 Mar 10
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks said he was undaunted by revelations of a plot on his life after seven people were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday. READ »

Irish police foil plot to kill Swedish cartoonist

National: 9 Mar 10
Seven Muslims were arrested by Irish police on Tuesday on suspicions of conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. READ »

Somali threats against Swedish illustrator

National: 4 Jan 10
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who sparked outrage with caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a dog, has received threats via telephone from Somalia. The threats come just days after a Danish cartoonist was attacked by a terrorist. READ »

Ex-moderate Muslim to form 'anti-Zionist' party in Sweden

Politics: 3 Nov 09
A once moderate Muslim spokesperson who last year came out as an Islamist radical has announced plans to start a political party uniting all of Sweden’s anti-Zionists. READ »

Swedish artist's Muhammad musical courts new controversy

Society: 23 Nov 08
Swedish artist Lars Vilks is at the centre of a new controversy as his new musical Dogs premiered in Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

Threats against journalists on the rise

National: 3 May 08
Journalists in Sweden are being increasingly subjected to threats and violence. Almost two in three editorial offices have been threatened, according to a new report. READ »

Interview: Lars Vilks

Lifestyle: 10 Mar 08
Swedish artist Lars Vilks sparked international controversy last summer when several Swedish newspapers published his drawings portraying the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a so-called roundabout dog. Rami Abdelrahman caught up with him at a seminar on International Women's Day. READ »

Terror suspects arrested in Sweden

National: 28 Feb 08
Swedish security service Säpo has arrested three men in Stockholm suspected of preparing terrorist acts and financing terrorism. READ »

Terror suspects had map of Vilks' house

National: 13 Feb 08
A map of the home of the Swedish artist at the center of a Muhammad cartoon controversy was seized in a terrorism investigation. READ »

Vilks Muhammad paintings banned in Oslo

National: 10 Feb 08
An Oslo gallery has banned Swedish artist Lars Vilks from exhibiting caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swede linked to al-Qaeda

National: 8 Jan 08
Newly released documents indicate the involvement of a Swedish citizien in a group with ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist network. READ »

Mail companies refuse to distribute Muhammad caricature

Politics: 14 Nov 07
Sweden's largest direct marketing company has joined the national postal service in refusing to distribute a political newspaper containing a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

Muhammad cartoon inspires musical in Sweden

National: 7 Nov 07
A Swedish cartoonist already facing a slew of death threats over his depiction of the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a dog is working on a musical based on the drawing called "Dogs". READ »

Swedish hackers target Turkish forum

Science & Technology: 16 Oct 07
Swedish hackers have retaliated against their Turkish counterparts following an attack earlier this month on some 5,000 Swedish websites. READ »

Well-endowed Jesus dog unveiled 'to support free speech'

Society: 26 Sep 07
A Swedish artist unveiled Tuesday a sculpture depicting Christ as a well-endowed dog, saying he wanted to stimulate debate about religion and freedom of expression in the wake of a row over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. READ »

'Muhammad cartoon not racial agitation'

Politics: 20 Sep 07
A cartoon depicting Prophet Muhammad as a dog, published in a local Swedish newspaper in August, did not constitute incitement to racial hatred, Sweden's justice chancellor ruled on Thursday. READ »

Islamists push for boycott of Swedish firms

National: 19 Sep 07
Websites run by militant Islamists have listed the names of over 100 Swedish companies as possible targets in the ongoing row surrounding the publication in Swedish newspapers of a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish publishers receive international backing

Society: 18 Sep 07
The World Association of Newspapers has expressed its support for the Swedish publishing community following death threats made at the weekend against artist Lars Vilks and newspaper editor Ulf Johansson. READ »

Algerian ambassador condemns bounty on Muhammad cartoonist

Politics: 18 Sep 07
Algeria's ambassador to Sweden on Monday condemned death threats from al-Qaeda in Iraq against a Swedish artist who drew a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad and a newspaper editor who published it. READ »

European Muslims condemn death sentence

Society: 17 Sep 07
Two leading European Muslim organizations have condemned the threats issued by al-Qaeda in Iraq on the lives of Swedish artist Lars Vilks and newspaper editor Ulf Johansson. READ »

Cartoonist forced to leave home

National: 17 Sep 07
Police have told Swedish artist Lars Vilks that it is not safe for him to remain at his home in southern Sweden following threats on his life from an al-Qaeda front organization in Iraq. READ »

Media and Prime Minister rally around cartoonist

National: 16 Sep 07
The Swedish media and Prime Minister rallied Sunday behind a cartoonist whose depiction of the Islamic prophet as a dog earned him death threats from Al-Qaeda in Iraq, as Swedish companies braced for a backlash. READ »

Vilks to get police protection

National: 16 Sep 07
Artist Lars Vilks is to be offered police protection following a statement from al-Qaeda's purported leader in Iraq offering a $100,000 dollar reward for his assassination. The controversial cartoonist has called on the Swedish government to condemn the threats. READ »

Ericsson takes down flags in Middle East

National: 16 Sep 07
Telecoms giant Ericsson has taken steps to reduce its visibility in the Middle East following Saturday's threat by al-Qaeda in Iraq to target major Swedish companies. READ »

Al-Qaeda puts bounties on heads of Swedes

National: 15 Sep 07
The purported leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq has called for the murder of artist Lars Vilks and newspaper editor Ulf Johansson. The organization also threatened to target "Ericsson, Scania, Volvo, IKEA and Electrolux" unless an apology is forthcoming. READ »

Muhammad cartoons spark new protest

National: 7 Sep 07
A large group of protesters gathered outside the offices of a second Swedish newspaper on Friday evening protesting at the publication in August of a cartoon depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

Muslim ambassadors 'made no demands'

Politics: 7 Sep 07
Sweden's prime minister met on Friday with ambassadors from 22 Muslim countries for talks surrounding the publication in a Swedish newspaper of a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

Sculpture by controversial artist set on fire

Society: 7 Sep 07
A 'roundabout dog' sculpture created by the artist at the centre of the Muhammad cartoon controversy was set on fire on Thursday night. READ »

Artist: 'We needed a hot potato'

Society: 5 Sep 07
Artist Lars Vilks has spoken out about the controversy surrounding the publication of his picture of Muhammad as a dog in a local newspaper. READ »

Muhammad row 'good for integration'

Politics: 4 Sep 07
As Swedish civil servants warn of a growing security threat, Integration Minister Nyamko Sabuni accentuates the positives in the ongoing Muhammad cartoon controversy. READ »

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