His wife, Ayse Bugra Kavala, is urging European leaders to raise human rights in their dealings with Turkey, as her husband, human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala, serves a life sentence in a Turkish maximum-security prison.
WorldThe far-right politician and provocateur Rasmus Paludan is being charged with desecrating the Quran, the Ritzau news agency reports.
WorldTurkey must immediately release imprisoned activist Osman Kavala, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) urges.
WorldHe was removed from his post as chief justice of the Supreme Court by Hungary's then prime minister, Viktor Orbán. Now parliament has appointed András Baka as president.
World politicsFive-year-old John Walter drowned shortly after being placed in an HVB home, but the municipality was cleared of liability. Now his parents are taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
SwedenAfter a two-year legal battle with her family, a 25-year-old woman in Spain underwent active euthanasia on Thursday.
WorldThe legal fallout from the Falcon Funds scandal continues. The case has now been taken to the European Court of Justice.
BusinessThe Supreme Court will not take up the case over the 2021 death of five-year-old John Walter at an HVB home in Hagfors. The parents are now taking their case to the European Court of Justice to seek justice against Falu Municipality.
SwedenThe Migration Court of Appeal denies a residence permit to a woman in a guiding decision on the so-called teenage deportations.
SwedenThe Council of Europe has decided to lift the legal immunity of former secretary general Thorbjørn Jagland, Aftenposten reports.
WorldStrengthened by an international ruling that found the residents of a paradise island had been discriminated against, a new attempt is now under way to sue the Swedish state. "We believe our chances of winning are greater than ever," says Ida Edling, spokesperson for the youth organization Aurora.
SwedenForeign nationals in Denmark who are sentenced to at least one year in prison for a crime should be deportable, regardless of their ties to the country. The proposal, put forward by the government, may violate the European Convention on Human Rights. In Copenhagen, it is hoped the European Court of Human Rights will change its interpretation of the law.
WorldThe second trial of Joakim Medin begins today. He is charged in Turkey with terrorist offences over his journalism. But the process may be postponed again - the Swedish government has still not announced whether Medin can be heard in Sweden. "It's very frustrating," Medin says.
Swedish politicsDo not prevent the deportation of criminals, urge powerful countries in Europe – including Sweden. They now want to see changes made to the European Convention on Human Rights.
WorldHe became a father without knowing it. It has been over 30 years, and today he will file a claim for damages together with three others who were affected by the sperm thefts at Halland Hospital.
SwedenThe Supreme Court (HD) does not grant leave to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling that acquitted the state for the actions of the Swedish Pensions Agency in the so-called Falcon Funds affair. The plaintiff is considering taking the case to the European Court of Justice.
BusinessNorway did not breach its climate obligations when it issued licenses for oil and gas exploration in the Arctic in 2016, the European Court rules.
WorldThe King of the United Kingdom Charles III and dignitaries gathered on Monday for the inauguration of a wavy and almost floating memorial monument filled with letters. The monument is the first in the United Kingdom to honor the LGBTQ people who serve the country's military.
WorldHow long is a reasonable time for authorities to process cases? And should Swedish courts relate to the European Court's practice? The questions will now be decided in the Supreme Court.
SwedenThe place where LKAB has found large amounts of rare earth metals is located exactly where Gabna sameby has its reindeer between summer and winter grazing. Now the sameby risks being cut in two. I see it as an experimental operation in how far the Swedish state can go in violating Sami rights, says Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen, chairman of Gabna sameby.
BusinessThe place where LKAB has found large quantities of rare earth metals is located exactly where Gabna sameby has its reindeer between summer and winter grazing. Now the sameby risks being cut in two. I see it as an experimental operation in how far the Swedish state can go in violating Sami rights, says Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen, chairman of Gabna sameby.
BusinessThe European Court gives the South African runner Caster Semenya right. She got no fair trial in the court in Switzerland. We must respect athletes and put their rights first, said Semenya after the message according to AFP.
SportsThe European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia has committed a long series of crimes against international law in Ukraine. The symbolic judgments in Strasbourg concerned, among other things, the shooting down of the passenger plane MH17 in Donetsk in 2014.
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