Swedish pedophile convicted in Cambodia
Aug 13, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
A 63 year old Swedish pedophile will spend the next six and a half years in a prison in Cambodia. The sentence was confirmed by a court yesterday. The man was earlier this year convicted for raping his adoptive son and two other children. He appealed...Tags: Cambodia, Half Years, Pedophile, Prison Sentence
Increase of rapes this summer
Aug 12, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
An increasing number of women are raped during the summer. So far this year, the number of reported rapes in the country increased by 25 per cent, compared with last summer. According to the Swedish Council for Crime Prevention was 1,091 rapes...Tags: Crime Prevention, Rapes, Swedish Council, Women Raped
Sweden will change university admission rules
Aug 11, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
After heavy critique, the government has decided to change the new admission rules to Swedish universities. The updated rules will start in the autumn of 2011. The government will soon change the admisssion rules to studies at the university level in...Tags: Admission Rules, Autumn, Critique, Sweden University, Swedish Universities, University Admission
Sweden sends help to Pakistan
Aug 10, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
Sweden will send utilities and staff to flooded Pakistan to contribute to the production of drinking water. Sweden has offered Pakistan assistance to deal with the consequences of the big flooding. Pakistan has accepted Sweden's offer. Sweden...Tags: Consequences, Drinking Water, Pakistan, Sweden
Money laundering at state casinos
Aug 9, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
During the first six months, the four state casinos in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Sundsvall together reported 161 cases of suspected money laundering. The statistics come from the Swedish Lottery Inspectorate, put together on behalf of the...Tags: Casinos, Gothenburg, Inspectorate, Lottery, Money Laundering, Six Months, Statistics, Stockholm, Sundsvall
Controversial radio programme broadcast today
Aug 8, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
Annika Östberg, sentenced for murder in the USA and back in Sweden after 28 years in American prison, held today´s version of the radio programme "Sommar". She spoke mostly of her time in the prison in California and how she handled that difficult...Tags: 28 Years, American Prison, Radio Broadcast, Radio Programme, Sommar, Sweden
“Americans owe their gratitude to the Swedish government”
Aug 8, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
In this article, Michael Cavendish describes how the American citizen Aijalon Gomes was detained by North Korea and how Swedish diplomats contributed to improve his time in captivity. Americans owe their gratitude to the Swedish government for many...Tags: American Citizen, Captivity, Cavendish, Gratitude, North Korea, Swedish Diplomats, Swedish Government
Swedish protection does not apply to Wikileaks
Aug 7, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
The protection of sources under Swedish law made the site Wikileaks to route their traffic through servers in Stockholm. But the legal protection only applies to sites with publication license – something Wikileaks is lacking. The website Wikileaks...Tags: Publication License, Servers, Site Traffic, Stockholm, Swedish Law, Wikileaks
Chinese berry-pickers in protest march
Aug 6, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
Berry-pickers who recently arrived to north-Sweden, have started a 30 km protest march towards the city Storuman. The berry pickers who come from China, have for some reason not gotten any payments yet from their China-based staffing company. Around...Tags: Berry Pickers, China, North Sweden, Protest March, Staffing Company
Enemy paranoia is making Europe more insular
Aug 5, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
In this article Recep Korkut criticises Europe for increasing islamophoby. He claims that Europe is still a role-model and inspiration for many countries. Therefore Europe should cast off its cloak of fear and prejudice according to Mr Korkut....Tags: Cloak, Countries, Europe, Fear, Inspiration, Korkut, Paranoia, Prejudice, Role Model
