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Dad murdered his two children – gets life imprisonment

A father is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his two children. The children, a boy and a girl under the age of ten, were found dead in a row house in Södertälje at the end of April.

Dad murdered his two children – gets life imprisonment

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for IS woman

The prosecutor is seeking a life sentence for the Swedish woman who is on trial for having held Yazidi children and women as slaves in IS's so-called caliphate. The defense wants a complete acquittal.

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for IS woman

Man killed his children - "suffered from depression"

A man in his 40s is being prosecuted for having strangled his two children to death in Södertälje. The man has confessed to the murders and now a dispute is pending about his mental health.

Man killed his children - "suffered from depression"

The actions were committed in order to exterminate

IS tried to exterminate the Yazidi minority through executions, forced relocations, and enslavement. A 52-year-old woman from western Sweden will stand trial on Monday in Stockholm for her involvement in the genocide.

The actions were committed in order to exterminate

The IS Woman Denies: "I Have Never Sold a Human Being"

The woman who is being prosecuted for holding Yazidi women and children in slave-like conditions in Syria admits that she had people from the ethnic group in her "absolute proximity". However, she denies that she bought, controlled or sold the individuals, says her lawyer.

The IS Woman Denies: "I Have Never Sold a Human Being"

Sorrow in Landskrona: "Had her whole life ahead of her"

A girl has died in the middle of the summer vacation and far too early in life. That a peer girl is suspected of murder has created a sense of hopelessness in Landskrona.

Sorrow in Landskrona: "Had her whole life ahead of her"