A man in his mid-30s has been sentenced to ten months in a Swedish prison after biting his opponent's fingertip off in an argument during a football match.
Two suspected hand grenades were discovered outside in the Hässleholmen area of Borås on Wednesday morning. Residents were told to stay indoors and a nearby school has been placed in lockdown. The objects have now been handled.
So far this year, at least 127 children under the age of 15 are suspects in murder cases, according to new statistics, up from just 14 in 2022 – a sign that the government's crackdown on gangs is not going entirely to plan.
An appeals court in Sweden has overturned one of the convictions for hate crime given to the Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan for two Quran burnings on the grounds that he was criticising Islam as a religion rather than Muslims as a group.
Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson is set to visit the city of Gävle on Monday, as a 14-year-old boy is held on suspicion of shooting and injuring six people early on Saturday morning.
Sweden's prosecution authority said on Tuesday the personal data of 1.5 million people had been leaked online after a cyberattack against an IT systems provider.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday attacked Sweden's government over its handling of organised crime, claiming its authorities were not pursuing criminals who exploit minors, as he erroneously quoted an AFP article.
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Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem on Thursday appealed a life sentence handed down in July over the 2015 murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State group in Syria.
The 25-year old man shot and killed as he left Friday prayers at a mosque in Örebro, was the leader of one of the city's most notorious gangs, Swedish media reported.
A Stockholm court on Thursday handed down a life term to Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem over the murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, which sparked international outrage in 2015.
A Stockholm court was to hand down a verdict Thursday in a Swedish jihadist's trial over the murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
A Swedish prosecutor has dropped a hate crime investigation into pro-Palestinian protesters in Umeå who hung dolls from their necks from wooden scaffolds which were dressed in striped concentration camp uniforms marked with stars of David.
Justice minister Gunnar Strömmer has promised to 'keep up the pressure' on gang leaders hiding overseas after several leading criminals were seized overseas.
The Swedish government and the Sweden Democrats have reportedly agreed to ban AR-15 semi-automatic rifles for hunting, with current licensed owners told to either reapply for a sport shooting license or trade in their weapons.
The number of break-ins increases during the summer ‒ not only when you're off on your travels, but also when you're still at home, Swedish police warn. Here are their best tips for stopping burglars this season.
A court in Sweden on Tuesday convicted 10 people of illegally dumping toxic waste, including a former stripper who once described herself as the "Queen of Trash", in the country's biggest environmental crime trial.
A court in Sweden will rule Tuesday in the country's biggest environmental crime trial, where a self-proclaimed "Queen of Trash" and four others stand accused of illegally dumping toxic waste.
A new agreement between Sweden and Estonia means that up to 600 criminals convicted in Sweden could serve time in prisons in Estonia, in what Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has described as a "historic" deal.
