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Social Democrats demand security investigation into SD official in Prime Minister’s Office
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Social Democrats demand security investigation into SD official in Prime Minister’s Office

The Social Democrats are demanding a thorough security investigation and that the SD official who worked in the Prime Minister's Office be suspended.
SD top official hands in access card after Expo revelations about partner's Russia links
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SD top official hands in access card after Expo revelations about partner's Russia links

The head of the SD's coordination office, Gustav Gellerbrant, is handing in his access card and computer to the Government Offices and taking parental leave. He calls the information about his partner's Russian connections "isolated claims
Åkesson: SD official cannot work for us if she has pro-Russian views
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Åkesson: SD official cannot work for us if she has pro-Russian views

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson sees no urgent problems after the revelation that an SD official had connections to Russian interests. But says that information is being gathered on the matter
Hultqvist wants Kristersson questioned over SD official with Russian ties
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Hultqvist wants Kristersson questioned over SD official with Russian ties

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) should be summoned to an extraordinary meeting of the defense committee, according to the committee's chairman Peter Hultqvist (S), to answer questions about information on an SD official's ties to Russian interests. But Kristersson says he will “of course” not attend an extraordinary meeting
Kristersson says SD official must be fired if pro-Russian claims are true
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Kristersson says SD official must be fired if pro-Russian claims are true

The SD official who, according to the magazine Expo, spread pro-Russian information must be fired if the information is true, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) told Aftonbladet. SD leader Jimmie Åkesson says it is not something that "the party was aware of"
12-year-old boy to be placed in compulsory care after Helsingborg stabbing of girl
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12-year-old boy to be placed in compulsory care after Helsingborg stabbing of girl

The 12-year-old boy suspected of stabbing a girl in Helsingborg in July will be placed in compulsory care, reports Helsingborgs Dagblad.
12-year-old suspected in stabbing of five-year-old girl in Helsingborg, court says
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12-year-old suspected in stabbing of five-year-old girl in Helsingborg, court says

The boy suspected of stabbing a five-year-old girl in Helsingborg is only 12 years old, the Court of Appeal says. The investigation also links the boy to a TikTok account that glorifies mass murderers
Cried and called dad: How the 764 internet cult grew into a violent network
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Cried and called dad: How the 764 internet cult grew into a violent network

In Umeå, an 18-year-old boy is on trial suspected of more than 70 crimes. In 2024, a teenage boy carried out two knife attacks in a Stockholm suburb - and in Ängelholm, a 15-year-old has been convicted of arson
How internet cult 764 was born, and how it spread to Sweden
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How internet cult 764 was born, and how it spread to Sweden

In Umeå, an 18-year-old boy is on trial for more than 70 suspected crimes. In 2024, a teenage boy carried out two knife attacks in a Stockholm suburb - and in Ängelholm, a 15-year-old was convicted of arson
20-year-old sentenced - tried to recruit for Maniac Murder Cult
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20-year-old sentenced - tried to recruit for Maniac Murder Cult

A 20-year-old man who tried to establish a Swedish branch of the Maniac Murder Cult, a violent Russian-Ukrainian Nazi group that advocates murder and violence, was sentenced to prison for participating in a terrorist organization.
Identified as a cult leader, suspected of urging others to commit suicide
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Identified as a cult leader, suspected of urging others to commit suicide

He has been identified as the leader of the sadistic online sect 764. Today, the trial begins for the young man who is suspected of, among other things, attempted murder, incitement to suicide, rape and aggravated child pornography
Teenager in Umeå charged with cult-related online crimes linked to 764
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Teenager in Umeå charged with cult-related online crimes linked to 764

An 18-year-old man in Umeå is being charged with a long list of serious crimes linked to the online cult 764. He is suspected, among other things, of attempted murder and incitement to suicide against victims abroad
Hopelessness of ideologies when young people are radicalized
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Hopelessness of ideologies when young people are radicalized

In recent years, children and young people have committed high-profile acts of violence in several parts of the world, seemingly without clear motives. Many have been radicalized into extremist networks via games and social media
How young people are recruited to Nazism
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How young people are recruited to Nazism

Far-right groups are recruiting new members purposefully and thoughtfully. Schools and computer games are important arenas, writes the organization Expo in a new report
Hopelessness of ideologies when young people are radicalized
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Hopelessness of ideologies when young people are radicalized

In recent years, children and young people have committed high-profile acts of violence in several parts of the world, seemingly without clear motives. Many have been radicalized into extremist networks via games and social media
SD politician resigns after Expo review
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SD politician resigns after Expo review

A Skåne SD politician wrote on social media that Ukrainian President Zelenskyj was appointed by a gangster and that Ukraine is waging a proxy war. She is now leaving all municipal assignments
Police give permission for new Salem march
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Police give permission for new Salem march

The far-right Salem March demonstration is resurfacing. The police have granted an application for a public assembly from a person with connections to the Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR)
Åkesson's friend spread racism: "Needs a new Hitler"
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Åkesson's friend spread racism: "Needs a new Hitler"

A long-time former friend of SD leader Jimmie Åkesson has incited against Jews and praised Holocaust deniers in various right-wing extremist forums, Expressen and Expo report.
SD may remove Stegrud from the party board
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SD may remove Stegrud from the party board

SD MP Jessica Stegrud may be removed from the party board, reports GP.
Nazis charged after night of violence – "fed with blows"
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Nazis charged after night of violence – "fed with blows"

Four young men from the Nazi activist club movement are on trial for unprovoked assaults on several men during a summer night in Stockholm. They knew what they were doing, as if they had trained to hurt, one of the victims said during the trial
Pedophile Hunter Jailed for Secretly Filming Schoolgirls in Sweden
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Pedophile Hunter Jailed for Secretly Filming Schoolgirls in Sweden

The man was lured out on the town in Örnsköldsvik via a dating app, was attacked by masked men and severely assaulted. Now several of the self-proclaimed pedophile hunters are sentenced to several years in prison
Aktivklubb Trial Highlights Rise of Modern Skinhead Movement in Sweden
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Aktivklubb Trial Highlights Rise of Modern Skinhead Movement in Sweden

Four men from the Nazi Aktivklubb Sverige are standing trial this week for three racially motivated assaults in Stockholm. The incident is reminiscent of the right-wing extremist skinhead violence of the 90s, says Jonathan Leman, researcher at the Expo foundation
Contemporary Music and Hjärnstorm Nominated for Culture Magazine of the Year
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Contemporary Music and Hjärnstorm Nominated for Culture Magazine of the Year

Contemporary music and Hjärnstorm have a chance to be named culture magazine of the year. They are among the five nominees for the prize
Jessica Stegrud Addresses Recent Controversies and Media Criticism
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Jessica Stegrud Addresses Recent Controversies and Media Criticism

The Sweden Democrats' Jessica Stegrud speaks for the first time about the controversies of the past weeks. It's clear that I appear to be completely crazy, she says in Kvartal's Friday interview
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