Sweden News News Sweden » Social: Sweden says claims that its agencies kidnap Muslim children is part of a systematized disinformation campaign
The Swedish government again sought Friday to discredit claims that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children, saying Sweden was again seeing a "systematized" and "extensive" ...
News Sweden » Social: Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ministers in Sweden's government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from recruiting young ...
News Sweden » Social: Police: More common for families to flee Sweden to stop children being taken into care
A global disinformation campaign claiming that Swedish social services kidnap Muslim children has caused parents facing a care order to flee the country.That's ...
News Sweden » Social: Man gets prison term in Sweden for driving into pro-Palestinian demo
A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced a man to three years in prison, for driving into a pro-Palestinian demonstration, and for spreading hateful social media posts.The man also has to pay a total of ...
News Sweden » Social: Swedish Social Dems leader to get second try at forming government
Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Social Democrat leader ...
News Sweden » Social: Sweden's social care costs just £170 a month - why UK is now looking to Scandinavia
Britain is to look to Scandinavia in search of ready-made answers to its social care crisis. Sweden is seen as a world-class example of how an ageing population can be looked after without fleecing ...
News Sweden » Social: Social Democrats and ex-Stalinists lead Finland and Sweden into NATO
Finland and Sweden’s application for membership of the NATO military alliance was carried out in close collaboration with the major imperialist powers, who view the integration of the Scandinavian ...
News Sweden » Social: Social Democrats concede defeat in Swedish election as far-right Sweden Democrats become second-largest party
The last ballots were counted for the 2022 Swedish elections Thursday, confirming the lead of the right-wing parliamentary block by 176 seats to 173 in the 349-seat parliament (Riksdag). The ...
News Sweden » Social: I Just Came Home to Sweden. I’m Horrified by the Coronavirus Response Here.
Swedish exceptionalism is a concept that Sweden has marketed well, in everything from the arts to pop culture, tech, and science. To be sure, there have been many talented Swedes deserving of ...
News Sweden » Social: Swedish Social Democrats set to win back power
Swedish politics seems set for the biggest change in nearly a decade in elections Sunday, with the Social Democrats likely to win narrowly while the far right vote could soar. Stefan Loefven, a ...