The following articles have been tagged with "Stasi":
Science & Technology: 22 May 13
A Swedish man has been left facing death after his doctor went on holiday, leaving a cancer diagnosis stranded in the computer system while the increasingly desperate patient fought for help elsewhere.
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Lifestyle: 11 Apr 13
In the latest in a series profiling different communities in Malmö as the city prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly talks to Greeks in Malmö to find out where their loyalties lie.
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Business & Money: 20 Mar 13
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said that Cyprus has around a week to find a negotiated settlement to its financial travails or face the prospect of meltdown.
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Lifestyle: 4 Aug 12
With the centenary of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg's birth on Saturday, The Local catches up with Brian Palmer, a researcher at Uppsala University who has created a calendar to commemorate individuals of exceptional civic courage.
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National: 1 Aug 12
Aleksander Radler, the Church of Sweden pastor who was exposed as a spy for the feared East German intelligence service Stasi, has chosen to give up his licence to preach.
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National: 26 Jul 12
A Church of Sweden pastor in the diocese of Luleå has admitted to having worked as an "elite spy" for the East German Stasi during the Cold War.
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Politics: 1 Jul 12
A Church of Sweden pastor in the diocese of Luleå worked as a spy for the Stasi during the Cold War and now faces being stripped of his ecclesiastical licence.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 May 12
Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi.
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Travel: 22 May 12
With a history spanning over 1,000 years, the German state of Saxony has transformed over time from medieval duchy, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, kingdom and republic.
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National: 18 May 12
A ferry moored at Stockholm's Frihamnen harbour received a bomb threat around midday on Friday, prompting a swift evacuation of the vessel.
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Business & Money: 3 May 12
As Swedish furniture retailer Ikea probes revelations about the use of East German prisoners labour, new allegations emerged Thursday indicating the home furnishings giant also used Cuban prisoners to build furniture in the 1980s.
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National: 28 Apr 12
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has rejected claims in a new Swedish television documentary that there is evidence that East German political prisoners were used in its factories in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Lifestyle: 19 Apr 12
With Sweden still basking in the royal glow of the birth of Princess Estelle, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson talks to a US academic who claims that his family, and not the “immigrant” Bernadottes, should be on Swedish throne.
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National: 29 Feb 12
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has been accused of illegally accessing secret police files in France as part of its efforts to screen potential employees.
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Society: 8 Feb 12
Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, is about to hit Sweden's cinemas in 3D, dubbed into Swedish, a move which has infuriated die-hard fans and prompting them to lobby for a boycott of the film.
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Lifestyle: 20 Jan 12
As Chinese people around the world prepare for the start of the 'Year of the Dragon', a Stockholm museum is doing its part to celebrate the Chinese new year in the Swedish capital.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 11
The manager of an Ikea store in Germany, who had Facebook friends belonging to a neo-Nazi political party, has been dismissed for posting offensive opinions on the social networking site.
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Politics: 9 Nov 11
Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has indicated that she is prepared to discuss the opening the Stasi archive of Swedish security service Säpo in response to calls for more transparency over the classified files.
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Travel: 3 Oct 11
Imagine visiting St. Petersburg, one of the most majestic cities in the world, without having to fly there and avoiding the headache of the visa-application process. A unique cruise line makes this possible.
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National: 15 Sep 11
The activities of more than 50 Swedes who spied on their fellow citizens for the East German intelligence service during the Cold War have been described in a new book.
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Business & Money: 6 Sep 11
The organisers of the annual Stockholm Pride festival is facing an economic crisis due to cost overruns and a new business model.
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Business & Money: 2 Sep 11
Swedish furniture giant Ikea used East German political prisoners in the 1970s and 1980s to help build sofas at a factory that sat adjacent to a prison, according to German media reports.
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Politics: 4 Feb 11
The Sweden Democrats has demanded that the Swedish Security Service's files on contacts between Swedish individuals and the Stasi be opened to the public in order "to clear the air" over the period in history.
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Sport: 14 Aug 10
Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström lived up to domestic expectations on Friday as she claimed the gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly event at the European Championships in Budapest.
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National: 24 Jun 10
Documents containing the names of Swedes who worked for the Stasi, East Germany’s security service, must be made available to researchers, a court ruled on Friday.
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National: 21 Apr 10
Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court has taken up the case of a researcher who is applying for access to classified security police documents relating to Stasi contacts in Sweden.
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Society: 16 Mar 10
Swedish pop group Abba were among an eclectic slew of artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday.
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Sport: 17 Dec 09
Sweden’s Helena Jönsson, the reigning biathlon World Cup champion, cruised to her third victory in five races on Thursday be winning the women's 15km individual race in Slovenia.
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Analysis & Opinion: 26 Oct 09
Amid an ongoing uproar over accusations that Israel harvested the organs of dead Palestinians, media watcher Andrea Levin issues a fresh plea to Aftonbladet to correct "the factual errors that litter the article".
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Politics: 9 Oct 09
The Swedish EU presidency has cautioned the Czechs that their demands for an extra "footnote" on the Lisbon treaty sends out "the wrong message at the wrong time".
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Science & Technology: 9 Jul 09
Internet users looking to remain anonymous when surfing the web are eagerly awaiting the expected weekend launch of Ipredator, a new service from the developers of The Pirate Bay.
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Science & Technology: 31 Mar 09
Claims made in a recently published Swedish study into the health benefits of suntanning have been dismissed as dangerous speculation by one of Sweden’s leading cancer researchers.
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Science & Technology: 25 Mar 09
Exposure to the sun strongly reduces the risk of suffering blood clots, a new Swedish study has shown.
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Analysis & Opinion: 10 Jun 08
With just a week to go before the Swedish parliament is expected to pass a controversial wiretapping law, Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge urges people to do all they can to block the legislation.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Oct 07
Swedish security service Säpo should reveal the names of Swedes who collaborated with the East German Stasi, argues Moderate Party member of parliament Hans Wallmark.
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Politics: 8 Oct 07
A Moderate Party member of parliament has called for security service Säpo to publish the names of Swedes who collaborated with the Stasi, East Germany's feared secret police.
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National: 15 Sep 07
The Stasi, East Germany's secret police, carried out its own investigation into the 1986 murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, identifying a suspect, according to newly-uncovered documents.
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Lifestyle: 16 Aug 07
Following recent revelations surrounding Swedes who collaborated with the Stasi, The Local looks at the Cold War relationship between neutral Sweden and the GDR.
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Politics: 15 Aug 07
The Local looks at Swedish journalist König's career with the Stasi from his recruitment in the late 1960s to 'the great catastrophe' in 1989.
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Politics: 15 Aug 07
The Local speaks to a former Swedish journalist - codename König - who spied for the East German Stasi for the twenty year period leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. 'I never spied on Sweden,' he says.
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National: 9 Aug 07
A network of Swedes delivered information to the Stasi, East Germany's secret police, during the Cold War, it has been revealed.
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