A Swedish journalist has been ordered to pay thousands of kronor in damages to a man she claimed raped her, in a series of social media posts that got the #MeToo movement under way in Sweden.
A trial underway in Stockholm will judge whether one of the first prominent Swedish figures to post as part of the #MeToo movement is guilty of defamation for naming the man who allegedly raped her. Here's what you need to know about the landmark trial.
The trial begins on Thursday into whether a prominent Swedish journalist is guilty of defamation for naming an alleged rapist during the #MeToo movement.
Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre said on Monday it had sacked its CEO and artistic director following allegations of longstanding harassment at the institution, the latest figure to face consequences for allegations linked to the #MeToo movement.
Eskil Erlandsson, an MP for the Centre Party and a former minister for rural affairs, resigned from parliament on Thursday after being accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour.
A Frenchman at the centre of a scandal that led to the postponement of the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize has appealed his rape conviction to Sweden's Supreme Court, the highest court said on Thursday.
The #MeToo movement took a specific form in Sweden, where women organized and called for specific structural changes in different branches. One year on from what is referred to in Swedish media as 'the autumn of #MeToo', The Local explores how much the conversation has changed, and what can be done to better support the women and girls who continue to suffer assault and harassment.
A school in Sweden has put the #metoo movement on the curriculum, with all 15-year-olds given a two-hour lesson on the global campaign against sexual harassment.
Jean-Claude Arnault, the Frenchman jailed two years for rape in a scandal that led to the postponement of this year's Nobel Literature Prize, was set to appeal his verdict on Monday.
From France, where seduction is treated as a high art, to Sweden, a trailblazer for gender equality, the #MeToo movement has had a mixed impact in Europe, stirring debate about consent and the banality of street harassment.
Jean-Claude Arnault, the man at the centre of rape charges that prompted the Swedish Academy to postpone the Nobel Literature Prize, has been remanded in custody pending sentencing.
The man at the centre of rape and sexual assault allegations that prompted the Swedish Academy to postpone the Nobel Literature Prize faced trial today.
The #MeToo movement should have inspired political suggestions for improved care of mental health problems as a result of sexual violence and honour-based violence, but despite the fact it’s an election year, the initiatives have been lacking, writes a group of campaigners for better treatment of victims of sexual violence.
The Swedish Academy, plunged into crisis over allegations of rape and sexual assault by the husband of one its members, may postpone the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, Swedish Radio reports.
The Swedish Academy, which hands out the Nobel Literature Prize, was plunged into crisis after its head Sara Danius took the fall amid a growing crisis for the prestigious institution.
The husband of a Swedish Academy member leaked the names of at least seven winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature in advance, including Bob Dylan in 2016, an investigation carried out for the Academy found.
Three members of the Swedish Academy – the prestigious body that hands out the Nobel Prize in Literature – stepped down on Friday in a move that shocked the literature world.
The Bridge star Sofia Helin tells <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/andy-martin-107058">Andy Martin</a> from the <a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-cambridge-1283">University of Cambridge</a> how Sweden's #MeToo movement aims to tackle sexism in the industry and elsewhere.
Swedish film star Alicia Vikander set up her own Swedish film production company out of frustration at the lack of female directors in Hollywood, she has told Swedish Television.
Sweden's acting elite turned out for the annual Guldbagge movie awards, Sweden's equivalent of the Academy Awards, with many wearing black in solidarity of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.
