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May 28, 2012
Prostitutes
The following articles have been tagged with "Prostitutes":
Jail for heads of massive sex trafficking ring
National: 14 May 12
Two Romanian men were sentenced on Monday to six years prison for smuggling eleven women to Sweden as part of a brutal and far-reaching prostitution ring.
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Six charged in Stockholm sex trafficking ring
National: 4 Apr 12
Six of the ten Lithuanian men under suspicion of being behind a large scale sex trafficking ring in Sweden’s capital were charged in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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Romanian sex trafficking trial opens in Gothenburg
National: 29 Feb 12
On Wednesday the trial opened against six men suspected of bringing young women from Romania to Sweden to sell sex under deplorable conditions.
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
Lifestyle: 1 Feb 12
Is there any truth in the image of Sweden portrayed in the Millennium books and films? Stockholm University ethnologist Jonas Engman argues that the stories have tapped into Swedish fears that their society’s success is not all they had been brought up to believe.
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'Tattoo' star Rooney Mara laughs off 'bush' wig
Society: 16 Dec 11
Rooney Mara, who portrays hacker heroine Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood remake of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” has made light of the measures taken to ensure the star's hirsute nether regions were also in character for the film.
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Girlfriend turns in coke-snorting cop after call to prostitute
Society: 17 Nov 11
A police officer with the narcotics unit of the Gothenburg police is facing drugs charges after his girlfriend turned him in when she became annoyed that the cocaine-snorting cop tried to phone a prostitute.
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Cuba follows Sweden to combat prostitution
Society: 11 Nov 11
Cuba is mulling Sweden's model for fighting prostitution whereby buyers of sex are penalized rather than the sex workers, a Cuban sexologist said Thursday.
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Court slows EU prostitute deportation efforts
National: 11 Oct 11
A Swedish court has ruled that prostitutes from other European Union countries are free to operate in Sweden for at least three months, much to the dismay of the police.
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Man denies buying sex: 'I couldn't get it up'
Society: 7 Oct 11
A 71-year-old Swede caught paying for sex has claimed he is innocent as his erectile dysfunction made it impossible to go through with the act.
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Prostitution sting nets hundreds of suspects
Society: 24 Mar 11
Police have identified more than 400 men suspected of paying for sex in Sweden’s biggest ever prostitution sting after a 40-year-old man was convicted of acting as a pimp for five women, including his wife.
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Left Party apologises for King book review
Society: 2 Feb 11
The publisher of the Left Party's official newspaper has apologised to King Carl XVI Gustaf for publishing a book review that alleged he visited prostitutes with tax money, a claim not made in a recent biography about him.
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Royal court mulls suing over King book review
Society: 1 Feb 11
Sweden's Royal Court has allowed its lawyers to scrutinise a book review of the biography on King Carl XVI Gustaf published in the Left Party's newspaper to see if there are grounds to pursue legal action.
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Gothenburg woman with syphilis sold sex
Society: 20 Jan 11
A woman with syphilis sold sex in Gothenburg through most of the autumn of 2010 without informing clients that she had the disease, according to a news report.
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Swedish footballers convicted of buying sex
Sport: 10 Jan 11
Former Swedish national team goalkeeper Magnus Hedman and Allsvenskan forward Dulee Johnson are guilty of paying for sex, a Swedish court ruled on Monday.
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Swedish filmmaker shot in Afghanistan
National: 27 Sep 10
Swedish documentary filmmaker Pål Hollender fled Afghanistan on Sunday night to seek medical treatment in Dubai after he was shot in the arm while filming a new documentary in the country.
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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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Ex-police chief appeals jail term for sex offences
National: 19 Aug 10
Göran Lindberg, the former Uppsala county police chief convicted in July for a string of sex crimes, has appealed his six and half year prison sentence.
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Two candidates caught buying sex in union flat
Politics: 19 Aug 10
Two Social Democratic election candidates from central Sweden were caught by police having sex with prostitutes in a Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige, LO) flat in Stockholm.
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Top cop jailed for sex crimes
National: 30 Jul 10
Göran Lindberg, once one of Sweden's most senior police officers, has been jailed for six and a half years for a string of sex crimes.
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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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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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Liberal MP: Legalize prostitution
Society: 8 May 10
Liberal Party member of parliament Camilla Lindberg has argued that Sweden should legalize prostitution and provide greater social security for practitioners of the "oldest profession".
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Ex-police chief remanded in sex ring probe
National: 28 Jan 10
A former police chief suspected of rape in an expanding sex ring investigation was remanded in custody on Thursday, despite his claims of innocence. A number of other well-known men are also said to be under investigation.
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'Missing' footballers prompt new entry rules
Society: 21 Jul 09
The disappearance of five Tanzanian youth footballers has prompted the Swedish Migration Board to tighten entry requirements for non-Europeans playing in the Gothia Cup.
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Art exhibitions you mustn't miss
Lifestyle: 20 Mar 09
From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Danish surrealists, art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod samples the season's most eye-catching exhibitions in Sweden and Denmark.
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Malmö council criticized for giving condoms to sex buyers
Society: 27 Jan 09
Malmö district council has been criticized for distributing free condoms to customers of prostitutes working in the southern Swedish city.
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'Cyberpimp' trial opens in Stockholm
National: 9 Dec 08
A Swedish "Cyberpimp" is currently on trial at Stockholm district court, facing accusations that he sold at least 15 young women for sex.
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Americans cook Thanksgiving meal for Stockholm's homeless
Society: 27 Nov 08
A group of volunteers from the American Club of Sweden cooked up a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday for residents and staff at one of Stockholm’s homeless shelters.
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East ghost, west ghost: spooky walks in Sweden
Travel: 13 Oct 08
As the days shorten, candles are lit, cinnamon buns are munched and we all run the risk of overdosing on autumnal cosiness, Matt O’Leary recommends a trip to the spookier side of life with a chain-rattling, cobweb-blowing ghost walk.
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Swedish prostitutes want to pay taxes
Society: 8 Sep 08
More and more prostitutes in Sweden want to pay taxes in order to receive the social welfare benefits that come with doing so.
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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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Cleaning company in sex ring cover up
National: 30 May 08
Stockholm police have arrested two men for helping to run a prostitution ring under the guise of a cleaning company.
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Sweden opens the doors to its secret spaces
Travel: 22 May 08
On Saturday Swedes and tourists alike will have the chance to visit 27 of Sweden's hidden property treasures, as the National Property Board hosts an open day on a grand scale.
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Military elite accused of buying sex
National: 8 May 08
Swedish elite soldiers are under investigation for allegedly buying sexual services from prostitutes while in service in Africa.
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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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Swedish feminists challenge New York governor on sex law
National: 20 Mar 08
Two leading Swedish feminists, Birgitta Ohlsson (l) and Jenny Sonesson (r) have challenged the incoming New York Governor to seek inspiration in Swedish laws outlawing the purchase of sexual services.
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Senior civil servant arrested with Russian prostitute
National: 8 Mar 08
A senior civil servant has been arrested by police with a Russian prostitute in a Stockholm hotel.
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Sweden rejects child prostitution damages claim
National: 26 Feb 08
Sweden has said it will not award damages to two women claiming to have been exploited in a major prostitution scandal in the 1970s.
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Swedish prostitution: gone or just hidden?
Lifestyle: 10 Jan 08
Sweden's tough laws banning men from paying for sex are grabbing international attention, with Britain considering similar measures. But is there really less prostitution in Sweden now?
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Politicians named in prostitution scandal
Politics: 5 Dec 07
Two women at the centre of a major prostitution scandal have demanded compensation from the state.
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Policeman 'did not act as girlfriend's pimp'
National: 21 Nov 07
A police officer in Gothenburg has been cleared of pimping charges by the Court of Appeal.
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Man fired for buying sex in China
National: 20 Nov 07
A man is taking his employer to court after it fired him for buying sex while on a business trip to China.
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No more discretion for men caught visiting prostitutes
National: 2 Jul 07
Men who visit prostitutes in Stockholm will find it harder to keep their habits hidden from wives and partners. Correspondence will now be sent direct to suspects' homes rather than their workplaces.
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Sweden refuses pardon for former Serb leader
National: 26 Apr 07
Former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic has been refused a pardon by Sweden's government, meaning she will continue to serve her sentence in Hingseberg jail, central Sweden.
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Woman forced to pay income tax on prostitution
National: 27 Mar 07
A Stockholm-based prostitute has lost her appeal to avoid paying tax and VAT on sexual services.
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Swedish prostitution law achieves mixed results
Society: 15 Feb 07
In 1999 it became illegal to pay for sexual services in Sweden. The law has resulted in fewer street prostitutes. But what goes on behind closed doors?
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Women sold sex above police station
National: 13 Dec 06
A brothel has been busted in a town near Stockholm – above the local police station. "It's a bit brazen," says one officer.
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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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Up to 60 people living off Skåne sex trade
Society: 9 Oct 06
Police in Skåne believe that between 50 and 60 people in the region are profiting from running the trade in foreign sex slaves.
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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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Racism behind suicide attempts
Society: 26 Jan 06
Racism and sexual harassment could lie behind the higher incidence of suicide attempts amongst teenagers adopted from foreign countries. Girls are particularly at risk, according to a Swedish study which has looked into the problem.
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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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Students fail to find prostitutes in Malmö
National: 10 Oct 05
Malmö´s first attempt to survey the sex trade in the city's restaurant world has drawn a blank. A project, which has been going on in Malmö since last spring, recently ended with no conclusive results.
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Local council subsidised porn company
National: 1 Sep 05
A German IT company was awarded hundreds of thousands of kronor in subsidies when it set up in the county of Bjurholm - but that was before the council knew they were peddling online porn.
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Paedophiles slip through net despite sex laws
National: 20 Jul 05
The number of sex crime cases quadruples as Swedish police clamp down on men using prostitutes. But at the same time, the case of a man who has allegedly had sex with dozens of underage girls he met through internet chat rooms highlights loopholes in the law.
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Swedish judge caught in brothel raid
National: 17 Jun 05
Another judge admits to using prostitutes, this time at a "solarium" in Malmö. He said he went there for a back massage - but tapes of phone calls reveal him ordering activities more likely to put his back out for weeks.
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Police ?ignore gay net prostitution?
Smörgåsbord: 15 Jun 05
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"Harder punishments needed" for men who use sex slaves
Society: 13 Jun 05
Men who buy sex from women forced into prostitution should be charged with rape, says the Center Party, which has published a report into human traficking.
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Swedish murder suspect in custody in Thailand
National: 3 Mar 05
After two weeks on the run, 40 year old Swede, Kenneth Eriksson, gives himself up to the authorities and admits he killed a prostitute in his hotel room. On Thursday he was dramatically led through the streets of Pattaya in handcuffs to explain his version of events to police.
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Sweden wakes up to the "white slave trade"
National: 15 Jan 05
Swedish authorities begin to fight back against the trafficking of young women for prostitution. In Stockholm four members of an Estonian gang are charged with running a major prostitution racket while Skåne police announce plans for a special commission to tackle the problem.
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Council workers in hot water over Russian brothel trip
National: 16 Nov 04
A "joke" blackmail threat prompts a council leader to go public with news of her colleagues' extra-curricular activities, while a Swedish girl and her Norwegian boyfriend are counting the cost of their own public display.
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Bank linked to housing scandal
Smörgåsbord: 13 Aug 04
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Risky business
Society: 24 Jun 04
Prostitution has been swept off Sweden's streets - but now it's more dangerous than ever. Meanwhile, police expect a surge in rape attacks and HIV is making a comeback.
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Councillors and call girls
National: 21 May 04
Uddevalla residents lose faith in public servants as two astonishing scandals hit the sleepy west coast town.
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