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Swedish government departments sell Personal data to businesses – living in glass houses and throwing stones

Monday, 05 August 2013
Swedish Transport Authority earned nearly Skr30 million in the business of selling personal data of car owners to advertisers, without permission or knowledge from the data bearers.


Luxury car theft continues to go well in Sweden and Eastern European gangs blamed

Monday, 05 August 2013
Criminal gangs behind the thefts of newer upscale cars, worth between half a million Swedish Kronor and more is on the increased in Sweden. This comes when overall, the number of car thefts has declined dramatically. Eastern European gangs have been identified as being behind the increase.

Increased safety called for in Gothenburg, Sweden after two people were shot

Friday, 02 August 2013
Extra security guards have been placed at Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg after random shootings. Two men have been shot and injured in the locality of Tynnered in Västra Frölunda on Thursday night.


Protesters arrested at Russian embassy in Stockholm, Sweden

Thursday, 01 August 2013
Protests against anti-gay law passed in Russia recently has seen  a large group of people demonstrate outside the Russian embassy in Stockholm,  Sweden on Thursday.


Swedish city of Malmö keeps its reputation as the hate crimes centre of Sweden

Tuesday, 30 July 2013
The city of Malmö is known for being the city that seats the hate and racist feelings of Sweden. This the city has the biggest support of the far rights Sweden democrats and has emerged in the new again today as recording the highest amount of hate crimes in recent times.  


Romania is concerned about reputation as the number Romanian beggars on Swedish streets explodes

Tuesday, 30 July 2013
There have always been concerns and complaints about the extent in which Romanians are begging around Sweden and other leading cities in the Nordic areas. Despite persistent denial or quietness from the Romanian authorities or the shifting of blames to the Roma wonders, the authorities have now come to terms with this feat.


Boulder on a Swedish motorway almost cost the lives of a Danish family travelling through Sweden

Tuesday, 23 July 2013
A Danish family missed death when their car hit a boulder in a busy motor way in the southern Swedish town of Malmo. The effect was that the boulder placed in the middle of the road cause the Danish family car to leave the carriage way and over turned as see on this image.


Remembering the Utoya Massacre – celebrations and commemorations all over Sweden

Monday, 22 July 2013
Today is exactly two years since the terrorist attacks took place in Utøya and in Oslo, Norway, and which shook the world. The anniversary for that tragedy is being observed in several places in Sweden amidst Sweden’s own fight against racism that is also taking its own hard turn.


Sex workers world wide join their Swedish colleagues in protest against Sweden’s prostitution laws

Sunday, 21 July 2013
Sex workers worldwide other wise known as prostitutes have been  demonstrating in the last week Friday in over 30 cities anger at Swedish law on prostitution and sex work.


Sick  and injured animals slaughtered and sold cheaply in Sweden – be careful with what you eat even here

Sunday, 21 July 2013
It has emerged that meat from sick and injured animals are being sold cheaply to restaurants and pizzerias in Hässleholm in Sweden, according to an anonymous report to the municipality’s environmental offices.


Swedish police failed to pursue hate crime expressed on Twitter showing how toxic the Swedish police system is rife with institutional racism

Friday, 19 July 2013
A little five-year-old Somali girl dies and a man goes of the micro blogging site, Twitter and expresses joy of the death of the little girl. Them the Police is informed, they check the site and see the racial incitement and stay quietly and did nothing.


Swedish professor calls for the Nobel institute to give Snowden a Nobel Prize

Wednesday, 17 July 2013
The man behind the unveiling of perhaps the world’s most comprehensive Internet monitoring must have the Nobel Peace Prize, says a Swedish professor.Professor Stefan Svallfors has nominated Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to reports flooding around yesterday.


Tough times for Sweden’s private schools – Thousands of empty seats

Sunday, 14 July 2013
A review by the Swedish daily, Dagens Nyheter of Swedish private educations system shows that many of Sweden’s private schools will operate with empty seats when school resume in the next academic years, setting a stage for a crisis-like situation in the Sweden’s somewhat private school model being emulated by other places such as the UK.


Up to 60,000 Swedish passports replaced for being lost or stolen in 2013

Friday, 12 July 2013
Swedish people have been very careless with their passports in the past years leading to increased replacement of passports. In 2013, up till 60000 Swedish people applied for a new passport as a result of the old one being stolen or lost.


Swedish problem regions emerging in the villages – massive shops closures there spelling disaster in the future.

Thursday, 11 July 2013
Sweden gradually facing up to rural-urban migration as the country’s villages or smaller settlement areas is facing hard time with smaller businesses.


Increased internet fraud in Sweden- danger on the cyber space

Thursday, 11 July 2013
Until June this year, Swedish police received over 10, 000 complaints of internet fraud . This is thus being described as an explosion in internet fraud coming from different structure and colours from the internet.


Ramadan blamed for driving up obesity – increase sugar consumption the major driver

Tuesday, 09 July 2013
Today starts the Muslim solid month of Ramadan, which on the surface means that increased fasting and hardship. Instead of this hardship intensified by increased fasting in the recent years, it has meant that many Muslims have gained weight.


Lars Vilks exhibites in gallery Rönnquist & Quist in Malmo and the police is there to protect him

Tuesday, 09 July 2013
Lars Vilks, the man Muslims in Sweden and beyond are looking for after cartooning 
Prophet Mohammed as a dog has descended onto Malmö during the Ramadan period to unveil a new exhibition. The fun is that the police in there to protect him from those wanting to get in contact with him.


Poor European immigrants are denied medical care in Sweden

Tuesday, 09 July 2013
As the new law that will ensure that, even undocumented residents in Sweden would receive healthcare get on the way, it has also emerged that EU citizens without health insurance would continue not to have access to healthcare in the country.


What benefits did the Eurovision Song Contest bring to Malmo?

Friday, 05 July 2013
As the politicians continue in their traditional political retreat in Visby during the  Almedalsveckan in which politicians and their parties score and loose points, reports emerged that Skåne in Southern Sweden  and especially Malmö won big in their hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest last spring.


How the Husby crisis in the Stockholm neighbourhood forcing Sweden to painfully adopt some colour in public life

Wednesday, 03 July 2013
The pressure heaped on the non-white people in Sweden bulged into riots in the Stockholm suburbs and related neighbourhood last May and which shocked the world.


Topless protest in a Stockholm Mosque

Saturday, 29 June 2013
Three topless protesters took to a Mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm and were arrested and taken to the police station.


Warning of life-threatening disease in smokes whitefish stock in Linköping, Sweden

Wednesday, 26 June 2013
A case of life-threatening disease, botulism has been linked to hot smoked vacuum packed whitefish from Bexanders smokehouse in Linköping Sweden. Fish product, produced in Stockholm and Nacka, has been sold in Linköping.


Swedish Far-right groups getting increasingly active

Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Swedish Far-right and xenophobic groups have become increasingly active as racist and xenophobic tendencies and activities are increasingly being registered around the country.


Travelling around Sweden this summer, be aware of road pirates: the police warns

Sunday, 23 June 2013
New to Sweden from the Eastern Europeans flocking in to Sweden is the growth of road pirates. These are people who stand by the roadside, appealing for help and end up robbing you dry if they helped.


Pirate Bay founder, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg sentenced to two years in prison

Thursday, 20 June 2013
Troubled child and founder of the content sharing site, Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been convicted of computer hacking, aggravated fraud and attempted aggravated fraud. He has thus been sentenced to two years imprisonment.


Rwanda militia killer sentenced to life for genocide committed in 1994

Thursday, 20 June 2013
Sweden has successfully found Stanislas Mbanenande, 54, guilty of perpetrating, directing, and committing the mass killing of people in the African country of   Rwanda in 1994. The Swedish court has therefore sentenced him for life in imprison.


Assange vows to stay in Ecuadorian embassy even if Swedish sex claims are dropped

Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange has vowed to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped. His main fear had been that he would be Sweden would extradite him to the USA to face charges in related to the wiki leaks.


Sweden increase internet security as Assange anniversary gets closer

Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Swedish cyber defence authorities are preparing against cyber attacks as the anniversary of the master leaker, Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks gets closer.


Swedish security police, SAPO cannot stop Swedes going to fight in Syria

Monday, 17 June 2013
Adrenalin filled idle Swedes with background from Muslim countries and the Middle East are pouring into Syria to fight on the side of the rebels. Nevertheless, the Swedish authorities such as the Swedish security police, SAPO have no ways of controlling those who go there as they usually disappear from Sweden and emerge in Syria without any pre- information.


Danger highlighted in female boxing as Swedish boxing featherweight champion,  Frida Wallberg knocked down cold in title defence fight.

Saturday, 15 June 2013
Swedish female boxing featherweight powerhouse, Frida Wallberg lost her title defence game of the Featherweight WBC belt to the Australian, Diana Prazak in a dramatic fashion that caused panic in the fight auditorium.


A type of drug that transform a human to animal becoming very popular in Sweden

Friday, 14 June 2013
A type of drug that transforms a human being from human to an animal, otherwise known as “deadly cannibal drug” or “zombie drug” has almost made Sweden its home. Norrköping area, hold the record of the most such drug seized in the country. One third of all seizures of such drugs in the country come from here.


Sweden warns Arab buyers: Buying junk plots and desolate houses in Sweden would not lead to residency permit

Thursday, 13 June 2013
Swedish embassies have been warning people in countries such as Egypt and Dubai not to allow themselves to be lured into buying properties, pieces of land and / or start businesses in Sweden believing that it will lead to automatic residency.


Swedish princess in stormy weather before the wedding: Madeleine drove on the bus lane.

Thursday, 06 June 2013
The Swedish Princess Madeleine, three days before her wedding with Chris O’Neill was stopped by the police for driving on the bus lane in Sweden. The debate now is whether she should pay for the fine and sectioned as anybody else.


Examining the reasons why Sweden has high youth unemployment, Not so bad though when nitigrity of the figures are examined and compared

Wednesday, 05 June 2013
The Swedish education system has been identified as one reasons why the country may partly have such high youth unemployment relative to other comparable countries.


Why are the rich always stingy? Wealthy Embassy refuses to pay tradesmen

Friday, 31 May 2013
The rich country of Kuwait could not pay the poorer workers who work for them  and now the Swedish laws will try to kick in and see if it can prise some money court of them.


Russian military exercise on docile Swedish military targets was to prepare against possible NATO attacks

Thursday, 30 May 2013
As Sweden military slept on the Good Friday when Russian military forces trained against Swedish targets, the long-term aim of the Russians was actually practising how to hit hard on NATO.


Police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed a 69 years old in Husby triggering the weeklong rioting said to be charged with manslaughter.

Wednesday, 29 May 2013
The police officer who shot a 69-year-old man to death in Husby, in NorthwWestern Stockholm a couple of weeks ago which triggered the rioting in the Stockholm suburb has been charged suspected of manslaughter and suspended from his post. The police officer however has denied the offense.


Turmoil in Stockholm cost million, after about 150 request replacement of burnt cars

Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Cars and other assets valued in millions of dollars have gone up in smoke in Stockholm over the past week due to the street riots and vandalism.


More deadly violence against foreign-born women in Sweden as authorities fear to enforce Swedish laws for fear of racial bias accusations

Monday, 27 May 2013
Swedish women who have a foreign background are exposed to more violence than Swedish-born women are, in general terms. The type of violence inflicted on foreign-born women is also heavier with fatal outcomes.


Calm return to Stockholm suburbs after a week of intense rioting.

Monday, 27 May 2013
Calm has returned to the suburbs of Stockholm after a week of intense rioting in which youth clashed with police, and which the rioting, which spilled over to other cities, saw cars being burnt and properties vandalised.


The Swedish Green party add voice on the social disturbances in Sweden as they close their congress

Sunday, 26 May 2013
Another violent night was observed in Sweden on Saturday as about 16 people were arrested some with weapons. However, compared to the other nights of last week,  where there was intense unrest in the suburb of Stockholm, it was quite low in activity as some though some car fires  and stone throwing was observed.


Seeking political solution to the rioting and violence in Stockholm, Stefan Löfven ask the key question: What is the cause?

Saturday, 25 May 2013
One of the few politicians who visited Husby, the epicentre of the rioting that started last week is the leader of the opposition, Social Democratic party, Stefan Löfven. He went there to try to understand the troubles that have led to this  and started by asking the question “what are the causes of this disdain.”


Rioting in Stockholm spread to other cities as extreme right wing groups join in to maintain order and provoke

Saturday, 25 May 2013
The unrest that has rocked Stockholm, the Swedish capital for the past week now continued last night. The situation looks like it is now gradually degenerating into a race war for the far-rights have been spotted stepping in a more provoking manner.


Another pain for the Swedish economy as the tourists sector poised to be hit by tourist warning after unrest in the suburbs of Stockholm

Friday, 24 May 2013
Sweden was classified recently the world as the 19th best tourist destination. The expectation was that Sweden would continue to push to becomes even better. But that dream seems to being dampen by the current unrest taking place in the capital and its environ.


Stockholm on fire for the fifth night in a row as youth clash further with the police while destroying properties

Friday, 24 May 2013
Three schools and a police station were set on fire as persistent unrest continues for the fifth night in a row in the Swedish capital Stockholm and its immediate periphery.


Democracy triumph in Gothenburg as congestion charge policy put in a referendum

Thursday, 23 May 2013
Democracy has won in Goteborg, Sweden second largest city, which instituted amidst consternation from the public congestion charge zones.


The rioters in Stockholm suburb vow to continue until their plight is acknowledge

Wednesday, 22 May 2013
As it is gradually getting cleared that the youth who have been rioting in the suburbs of the Swedish capital, were also driven by factors such as economic and social depravation, similar minorities living in sub standard situation are beginning to get bolder and talking of joining in similar rioting.


Dozens of fires light up the dark Stockholm Suburbs as more youths descend on the streets for a third night of carnage

Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Masked young people with lighter fluid have again last night fired up cars and threw rocks at police in the Swedish capital, marking the third night in a row when some young people descended on the capital to vent their anger, or continued to create disorder.


The trigger of violence: Why is Sweden so bad in making black (Immigrant) youths feel at home?

Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Sweden is internationally known for being one of the best places to live. But this depend on who you are defined in terms of trace. Those who fail to meet the profile that reflect the human qualities expected will face low expectation and exclusion thus violent tendencies, for example black youths.


Softening of stance in favour of democracy: Conservatives agree on referendum in Goteborg congestion zone saga

Tuesday, 21 May 2013
It looks like the resistance mounted recently by the political figures in Gothenburg to insist on the congestion zone is softening.


More violence last night in the Stockholm suburb of Husby as some 300 or more youth descended on the town and caused carnage

Tuesday, 21 May 2013
For the second night in a row, some adolescent youths descended on the Stockholm suburb of Husby  and its surrounding area and started attacking the police. As the tussle started gaining ground, several cars were torched, and even a bus transportation service was also immediately set alight.


Why was there a violent rioting in the western Stockholm region last night?

Monday, 20 May 2013
The reactions for the rioting that occurred in Western Stockholm areas for Husby last night has been mixed various camps in Sweden.


Youth rioting near Stockholm, last night cars and buildings touched

Monday, 20 May 2013
A large number of youths went on the rampage last night in Husby outside Stockholm and started throwing stones at the police after setting cars and building alight. A school fire ravaged and some 50 people had to be evacuated because of heavy smoke.


Sweden assess time bomb in sewers pipes giving way- must be replace else…

Sunday, 19 May 2013
Swedish officials are worried that sewage and water pipes are corroding so much that if nothing is dine quickly, there is a time bomb in the waiting. But official argue that there is the need to increase water rates  in order to meet that demand.

Car theft is dramatically fall in Sweden though car insurance continues to rise

Saturday, 18 May 2013
Since the year 2000, car theft in Sweden has continued to fall but auto insurance in this country has gone the opposite direction. What is going on?


Income inequality said to be is growing fastest in Sweden – Surprise challenge to the over hyped welfare state.  

 

Thursday, 16 May 2013
Sweden has emerged as the unlikely country where income gap is growing fastest of all 34 OECD countries, a new report shows which also exhibits that the over-hyped Swedish generous welfare state is really not there.

Increased youth suicides in Sweden especially those with disability

Thursday, 16 May 2013
Suicides and serious suicide attempts among young people in Sweden is on the increase. Most of those more vulnerable are young people and particularly those with disabilities and reduced working capacity.

Swedish police break a gang dealing with export of stolen goods. 65 arrested at the Swedish ports

Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Swedish police have launched an operation against stolen goods at the Swedish ports. These are goods have been stolen in the country and are about to be exported abroad. 65 people in what has been described as “international gangs” have been arrested in ports around Sweden.

Test of government for the people or Democracy in Goteborg as majority want a referendum on congestion charges

Tuesday, 14 May 2013
There is test for democracy brewing in the Swedish second biggest city Goteborg as the question of the congestion charge zone instituted in January this year persists. Goteborg people do not want it and the question remains if the local government will give democracy a chance by holding a referendum on the issue.

Up hill task to transform some 77 000 Swedish youths feared will never be employable

Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Some 77 000 Swedish youths – defined as young people aged 16-29 are at risk of never getting a job. They have neither studied nor worked in the last three years, according to a report from the Swedish Employment Service.
 
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