February 10, 2010
Prostitution
The following articles have been tagged with "Prostitution":
Stockholm policeman warned after Thai brothel visit
Society: 8 Feb 10
A Stockholm police officer has been reminded of his responsibilities after being caught in a Thai massage parlour under surveillance by the vice squad.
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Swede in coma after Philippines attack
National: 28 Dec 09
A Swedish citizen is fighting for his life after being assaulted by two security guards at a nightclub in Angeles City in the Philippines.
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Poster exhibition portrays glory days of 'progg'
Lifestyle: 13 Jul 09
The Local's Lydia Parafianowicz chats with Swedish musician Håkan Agnsäter, who has loaned out his auspicious poster collection to the Nordic Museum in Stockholm.
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Swedish cops bare all for undercover operation
Society: 24 Jun 09
Two Swedish police officers stripped down naked and were offered “extra” treatment on recent visits to massage parlors.
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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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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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'Voodoo pimp' has sentence reduced
Society: 21 Jan 09
A 36-year-old woman who used voodoo rituals to exercise control over prosititutes in the Gothenburg area has had her sentenced reduced to one year by the Court of Appeal.
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2008: The year in review
Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Students design outfits for Swedish women prisoners
Society: 16 Sep 08
Stockholm design school students have created a radical new clothing line for female prisoners. The range was unveiled on Tuesday at Färingsö prison, located just outside the city.
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Police hit Gothenburg prostitution ring
National: 9 Sep 08
A 35-year-old woman believed to be at the centre of a major Gothenburg prostitution operation has been arrested on suspicions of pimping.
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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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Nobel a likely no-no for Sweden's king of crime fiction
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Aug 08
The most popular work of crime fiction ever published in Sweden is never likely to win a Nobel Prize. But it should, argues Jeanne Rudbeck, who is left spellbound by Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.
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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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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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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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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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China blocks shoot of Swedish director's movie
Society: 10 Feb 08
Swedish film director Mikael Håfström is claiming that Chinese authorities have barred him from shooting his film "Shanghai".
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German pimp suspect arrested in Sweden
National: 29 Jan 08
A man suspected of being involved in a major prostitution ring in Berlin has been arrested in southern Sweden.
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Students outraged by red light district party theme
Society: 12 Jan 08
A student union in western Sweden has come under fire for organizing an evening's entertainment with a red light district theme.
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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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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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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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Strip club owners detained for tax evasion
National: 1 Nov 07
The proprietors of four Stockholm strip clubs have been taken into custody for alleged tax-related offences.
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Underage prostitution on Swedish sex sites
Society: 27 Jul 07
Police have identified underage girls from all over Sweden who have been selling sexual services on sex contact web sites.
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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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Youngsters sell sex over the net
Society: 19 Apr 07
Ten percent of youngsters questioned in a survey in southern Sweden said that they have either bought or sold sex over the internet. And women in Malmö are now targeting clients in Copenhagen.
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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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"Persson is lying" - Carl Bildt
Politics: 21 Mar 07
Part two of a documentary on former PM Göran Persson provided further insights into the mind of the man who led Sweden for over ten years. Carl Bildt, Gudrun Schyman and Yasser Arafat all come in for criticism.
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UN urges Sweden to improve protection of women
National: 8 Mar 07
A new United Nations report points to a number of shortcomings in how Sweden tackles violence against women. Local councils especially have much room for improvement.
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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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Policeman cleared of pimping charges
National: 7 Feb 07
A Gothenburg policeman has been cleared of pimping charges after his ex-girlfriend, a prostitute, accused him of profiting from her services.
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'Policeman was my pimp'
National: 29 Jan 07
A policeman will meet his ex-girlfriend in court tomorrow, hoping he can convince the judge that he did not encourage her to sell sex from his bedroom.
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Sweden slow to stem child sex tourism
Society: 19 Dec 06
Swedish authorities have failed to tackle the problem of Swedes engaging in child sex tourism in foreign countries. "State needs to do much more," says agency.
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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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Police bust major prostitution ring
National: 5 Oct 06
Police in Stockholm say they have uncovered a criminal gang running a large prostitution ring as part of a major criminal organization.
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Swedish feminists slam myth of country's equality
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Sweden's fledgling feminist party is for the first time setting its sights on parliament in a general election on Sunday, convinced the Scandinavian country does not deserve its reputation as a bastion of gender equality.
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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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Café owner 'pimped young girls'
National: 23 May 06
A café owner from southern Sweden used foreign women, one aged only 16, to sell sex. He is also suspected of drug dealing.
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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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Nina's Journey tops Guldbagge surprises
Lifestyle: 31 Jan 06
It was a night of surprises at Monday's Guldbagge Gala in Gothenburg, as the two big nominees of the year fell by the wayside. The Best Picture was the little-seen Nina's Journey, a true story of one family's survival of the Jewish and Polish uprisings.
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Seven Guldbagge nominations for 'Mouth to mouth'
Lifestyle: 9 Jan 06
Director Björn Runge is in line for a magnificent seven at the 2005 Guldbagge awards, Sweden's national film awards. His film 'Mouth to mouth' has been nominated in seven categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.
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"Tens of thousands" blocked from child porn
Society: 25 Nov 05
Filters introduced in April to block access to web sites showing child pornography appear to be working, say the police. But the number of access attempts is far higher than expected.
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Swedish court charges 16 with human trafficking
Smörgåsbord: 23 Nov 05
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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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Diplomat caught in Stockholm sex swoop
National: 29 Sep 05
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A senior embassy official who picked up a prostitute on Wednesday night found himself picked up by police conducting their first raid against street prostitution in years. But he is protected by his diplomatic immunity.
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Sweden "must stop sending homosexuals back to Iran"
National: 23 Jul 05
The Swedish gay rights group RFSL calls for a halt to all deportations of homosexuals to Iran, saying two young men were hanged there this week for committing a "homosexual act".
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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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Police ?ignore gay net prostitution?
Smörgåsbord: 15 Jun 05
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Why does Sweden have a reputation for being liberal?
: 15 Jun 05
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Sweden is tough on prostitution, users of soft drugs are considered morally suspect, you can't buy booze after 7pm or drink in many parks, and more and more hotels refuse to show porn. Why is Sweden considered liberal? Answers please.
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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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Equality minister attacks US abortion policy
Politics: 3 Mar 05
The Swedish government's delegate to a UN conference on the status of women, Jens Orback, gets a spontaneous round of applause as he accuses the United States of putting women's lives at risk by denying them the right to abortion.
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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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Swedish sex cop caught in prostitution case
Smörgåsbord: 13 Jan 05
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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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Politics: 11 Jun 04
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