Sweden charges four over killing of hip hop star C.Gambino
Four people face trial over the 2024 killing of a rapper who had been named Sweden's hip hop artist of the year the month before his death.
A Swedish teenager is facing charges in Australia on suspicion of trying to recruit people to carry out contract killings in Sweden and Denmark..
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Four people face trial over the 2024 killing of a rapper who had been named Sweden's hip hop artist of the year the month before his death.
Prosecutors have charged a Swedish jihadist over the 2014 killing of a Jordanian pilot, who was burned to death in a cage in Syria after being captured by the Islamic State (IS or Isis) group.
The government says it's up to the Migration Agency to assess which other Swedish tests meet the language requirement for citizenship.Lyssna: Government and Migration Agency point fingers over citizenship language test r…
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Two Swedes are suspected of having travelled to Ireland to carry out a contract killing, but on the way there they crashed in a violent car accident, according to media reports.
Sweden's government said on Thursday that it was denying a request from Turkey for a Swedish court to interrogate a journalist facing terror charges in Turkey.
New immigrants to Sweden should sign a contract pledging to adhere to the country’s laws and norms, according to Sweden’s governing Moderate Party. Details are thin on the ground but we’ve come up with a few suggestions…
The party of the Swedish Prime Minister, the Moderates, has proposed a 'Sweden contract' for immigrants to sign upon arrival in the country, which would be a prerequisite for citizenship and economic benefits.
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