Sweden, Yazidi and Syria
Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country.
Sweden indicts woman over genocide and crimes against humanity offenses in Syria
Swedish prosecutors indicted a 52-year-old woman for crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes over accusations of enslaving Yazidi women in Syria between August 2014 and December 2016. The
Swedish Woman Accused of Treating Yazidi Women, Children 'as Slaves'
Authorities in Sweden announced charges against 52-year-old Lina Laina Ishaq, a Swedish citizen associated with the Islamic State.
Sweden Charges IS Woman For Keeping Yazidi Slaves In Syria
Swedish prosecutors said Thursday they have brought genocide charges against a woman in the country's first court case over crimes committed by the Islamic State group against the Yazidi minority.
Swedish woman charged over ISIS torture of Yazidi women and children in Syria
A 52-year-old woman in Sweden was on Thursday charged over her association with ISIS, genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria, in the first such trial in the Scandinavian country.
Oscars, Sweden and Feature Film
Sweden postpones Turkey security meeting due to airplane trouble
An airplane carrying Sweden's foreign minister and justice minister has returned to Stockholm after suffering a technical ...
Sweden offers to pay migrants from third-world countries $34,000 to self-deport
Sweden promises to crack down on migrants by offering over $30,000 to every migrant that self-deports back to their country ...
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Sweden to lower solar subsidy, scrap tax breaks for electricity micro-production
Sweden’s Ministry of Finance plans to lower the subsidy rate for solar installations to 15%. It also plans to scrap the tax ...
Sweden To Offer Immigrants $34,000 To Leave Country
Amid growing public concern over immigration the right-wing populist Swedish Democrats came second in the 2022 Swedish ...
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Sweden Unveils Budget With Tax Cuts to Boost Recovery
Sweden’s government submitted a budget bill with tax cuts that are aimed at fueling an economic recovery, following two ...
Turkey, Sweden to Hold First Security Talks Since NATO Entry, Turkish Source Says
The formation of the "Security Compact" was agreed by NATO's then-chief Jens Stoltenberg and Turkish and Swedish leaders at ...
Sweden to boost defence spending by $1.3 bln in 2025
NATO's newest member Sweden plans to raise its defence spending by 13 billion crowns ($1.3 billion) in the state budget for ...
Maryland officials’ trip to Sweden will include environmental research, electric ferries, cycling
The officials’ trip to Sweden at the end of September includes meetings with Swedish leaders, cycling tours and reviews of electric ferries.
36 Hours in Malmo, Sweden
Admire art in a 17th-century castle, steam in a seaside bathhouse and unwind with an afternoon fika (coffee-and-cake break) ...
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Reader photo of the week: The first sign of autumn in Sweden?
The Local invites readers to submit their pictures to our photo competition, to bring our audience together from all parts of ...