‘No Go Zone’: Journalist Attacked While Reporting From Diverse Swedish Neighbourhood
An SVT reporter was attacked while filming a programme in the heavily Somali-heritage Tjärna Ängar area of Borlänge which aired this week.
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Swedish Public Broadcaster Invited Imam to Explain Easter
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has been criticised after inviting an imam from a controversial school onto a programme to explain the Christian holiday of Easter.
Sweden Summons Chinese Ambassador Over ‘Unacceptable’ Threats, Intimidation of Media Outlets
Sweden’s foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador Tuesday over his repeated criticism of the Scandinavian nation.
Journalist Smuggles Migrant Into Sweden, Migrant Convicted of Knife Crime
A Syrian migrant smuggled into Sweden by a journalist working for Sweden’s national broadcaster has been sentenced in court for knife crimes.
Swedish State TV Network Blasted for Using Iran’s Trump ‘Retarded’ Comment in Ad
Swedish tax-funded TV network SVT has been criticised for a poster campaign featuring a picture of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani calling President Donald Trump “retarded”.
Swedish Journalist Gets to Keep Job After People Smuggling Conviction
Swedish journalist Fredrik Önnevall, an employee of public broadcaster SVT, has been convicted of human trafficking after bringing a migrant to Sweden but will still get to keep his job.
Swedish Broadcaster Guest Compares Pro-Life Christians to ISIS, Nazis
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has been criticised for not challenging a guest on one of its programmes who compared pro-life Christians who have attacked or killed abortion doctors to Islamic State fighters and Nazi Germany.
Swedish Public Broadcaster Employees Convicted of People Trafficking
Three employees of Swedish public broadcaster SVT have been convicted of people trafficking after they smuggled a 15-year-old Syrian boy into Sweden from Greece in 2014.
Swedish State Media Boss Caught Trying To Buy Virginity of Underage Girl
A manager at Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT has been caught trying to “buy” the virginity of a 14-year-old girl in a newspaper sting, claiming when caught that he was trying to save the girl.
Blame Terrorists, Not Trucks, Haulage Industry Tells Swedish Politicians
Unions representing the road haulage industry and transport workers in Sweden have requested the government refrain from introducing draconian measures against their sector following the terror attack in Stockholm. “It is the terrorists who are the problem, not the trucks
Swedish Theatre: Play ‘Humanising’ Terrorists Is ‘Particularly Important’ after Stockholm Attack
Gothenburg City Theatre has defended its decision to continue showing a controversial play, whose writer and director says aims to “humanise” terrorists after an Islamist attack struck Sweden Friday.
Swedish State Broadcaster Journalists Charged With Smuggling Syrian Migrants
(AP) – Three employees with Swedish broadcaster SVT face charges of having smuggled a 15-year-old Syrian boy to the Scandinavian country during the 2015 migrant influx that swept across Europe.
