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Published December 21, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. Foreign. The Saudi doctor who was arrested for Saturday's bloody terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, has previously been featured as a committed human rights activist in a heroic report on the British BBC. Share the article TwittraShare The arrested doctor, named Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove…

Published December 21, 2024 at 2:19 p.m. Inrikes. Lawyer, freedom of expression critic and porn activist Leif Silbersky has died at the age of 86. Share the article TwittraShare During his lifetime, Leif Silbersky became one of Sweden's most media-famous lawyers. After graduating from law school at Stockholm University in the 1960s, he focused in…

Published December 19, 2024 at 2:24 p.m. Home Affairs. Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M) is open to a possible increased Swedish presence in Ukraine, including military training on site. This is evident from an interview with the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Independent. Share the article TwittraShare Pål Jonson emphasizes that Sweden already has a certain presence…

Published December 20, 2024 at 3:53 p.m. Domestic. A 25-year-old man, who according to information to SVT is the rapper Gaboro, was shot to death in a parking garage in central Norrköping on Thursday evening. A video from that reportedly shows the murder – filmed by the perpetrator himself – is being spread on social…

Published December 20, 2024 at 3:58 p.m. Domestic. An airline has admitted that it discriminated against a Muslim woman by denying her continued employment on the grounds that she was not prepared to work without a veil. The company has agreed to pay the woman SEK 75,000 – half of what the DO originally demanded.…

Published December 20, 2024 at 5:33 p.m. Foreign Affairs. Austria wants to send home, initially, around 40,000 Syrians. The first step is sending letters from the migration authority BFA, in which Syrian citizens are asked to explain why they still need protection in Austria. Share the article TwittraShare According to the newspaper Profil, the first…

Published December 20, 2024 at 08.12 Domestic. British American Tobacco Sweden AB is now recalling twelve of its snus varieties after they were found to contain excessive levels of the carcinogenic substance benzo(a)pyrene. Share the article TwittraShare The recall applies to products manufactured from October 20 this year, including Granit Original Loose, Granit Original Portion…

Published December 20, 2024 at 09.49 Foreign Affairs. In connection with the EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) clarified his current position on the war in Ukraine. He now states that peace is the goal, but that it must be achieved on “Ukraine's terms”. Share the article TwittraShare – Everyone wants peace,…

Published December 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM Foreign Affairs. The liberal government in Poland accuses its conservative predecessor of opening the door wide to mass immigration from the Third World. Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his colleagues are now at risk of prosecution, Remix News reports. Share the article TwittraShare An immigration scandal is…

Published December 20, 2024 at 12:57 PM. Domestic. According to a compilation from the SOM Institute, which was prepared for SVT Politikbyrån, Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) is the most popular party leader in Sweden since 1979. The Sweden Democrats' Jimmie Åkesson ends up at the very bottom of the ranking. Share the article TwittraShare Sweden changes…

Published December 20, 2024 at 2:40 p.m. Foreign. In an interview with SVT and other Nordic media, Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel openly defends her controversial decision to open the country's borders to millions of Arabs during the asylum chaos of 2015. Share the article TwittraShare The decision, which according to Merkel was made “in…

Published December 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM Economy. Government investigator Dennis Dioukarev (SD) proposes that medium-sized and larger grocery stores and all pharmacies should be obliged to accept cash between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Share the article TwittraShare The proposal also includes government fees, such as car inspections, driving licenses and dental visits. “If…

Published December 19, 2024 at 4:27 PM Economy. Despite the Riksbank once again lowering the key interest rate, the Swedish economy refuses to take off. Andreas Cervenka, economic commentator at Aftonbladet, describes the situation as a “crash in slow motion” where growth has basically stood still for three and a half years. Share the article…

Published December 19, 2024 at 6:23 p.m. Domestic. The government is now carrying out a comprehensive initiative to mark the 250th anniversary of Jewish life in Sweden and the remembrance of the Holocaust. A wide range of authorities are involved in the work. Share the article TwittraShare Late last Friday, the government launched a new…

Published December 19, 2024 at 9:20 p.m. Foreign Affairs. Hungary has decided to grant political asylum to the internationally wanted Polish opposition politician Marcin Romanowski – something that is provoking strong reactions in Warsaw. Share the article TwittraShare Marcin Romanowski was deputy justice minister in the conservative Polish government from 2019 to 2023 and is…

Published December 19, 2024 at 11:32 p.m. Foreign. The popular American right-wing profile Nick Fuentes was subjected to an assassination attempt in his home during the night. An armed perpetrator, who had murdered three other people earlier in the day, made his way to his home after left-wing activists revealed and spread his address on…

Published December 19, 2024 at 08.01 Media. The left-wing newspaper ETC's revelation that Sweden has allowed the establishment of an armed Jewish militia force in Stockholm had not been noticed by a single traditional media outlet in Sweden late on Wednesday, Fria Tider's survey shows. Share the article TwittraShare It was on Tuesday morning that…

Published December 19, 2024 at 12:18 PM Domestic. TV4 profile Dermot Clemenger has been requested to be detained in his absence after failing to appear at the district court on suspicion of sex purchases. This means that he may be internationally wanted. Share the article TwittraShare Dermot Clemenger, known as a jury member in “Let's…

Published December 19, 2024 at 1:12 p.m. Domestic. Five young men with immigrant backgrounds are charged with involvement in the high-profile murder of 39-year-old Mikael Janicki in a subway in Skärholmen in April. Share the article TwittraShare The murder in Skärholmen Attempted robbery of murdered Mikael's son – at another subway Mohammed Mohammed is arrested…

Published December 18, 2024 at 6:21 a.m. Foreign. At least 30 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in fighting in the Russian Kursk region, according to data from Ukraine's military intelligence service HUR. Share the article TwittraShare The news from Kyiv Independent comes after media reports, citing US military sources, claimed that hundreds…

Published December 18, 2024 at 3:35 p.m. Domestic. Despite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging all Swedish citizens to leave war-torn Lebanon, “Mona” refuses to return with her three children, who will be forcibly taken into care according to the LVU. Share the article TwittraShare – I really want to come to Sweden where I…

Published December 18, 2024 at 5:01 PM Domestic. In the Stockholm Region, the Green Party has passed a pilot project that involves temporarily removing the barriers from a metro station. Share the article TwittraShare On Monday, an experiment began at the Näckrosen metro station, where the traditional ticket barriers have now been opened. The trial,…

Published December 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM Domestic. The Swedish government is demanding that the EU maintain its ban on new sales of petrol cars from 2035. This is despite several major European countries demanding that the plans be changed in light of the so-called electric car death. Share the article TwittraShare Italy, the Czech…

Published December 18, 2024 at 07.54 Law & Justice. Several legal experts warn that the government's plan to delay citizenship investigations is illegal ministerial rule – and urge the Migration Board and other authorities to boycott it. Share the article TwittraShare Despite heavy pressure, the Tidö parties have refused to introduce a moratorium on new…