News from Iran and Sweden
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Radio SwedenFake TikTok account impersonating Hässleholm municipality
A fake TikTok account posing as Hässleholm Municipality is spreading disinformation, including a claim that a school is to be demolished to make room for a mosque in the area. The account mixes genuine information with fabricated posts. Swedish Radio's disinformation expert Jesper Ericson says it may be the work of an individual with political motives ahead of the upcoming election. Listen to hear what Ericson says is the goal of the disinformation.
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Radio SwedenThreats against politicians prompt Swedish government review: 'An attack on our democracy'
The Swedish government is appointing an inquiry to review whether legal protections for elected officials need to be strengthened. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer of the Moderate Party says threats, violence and harassment against politicians have increased. Listen to hear what a Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention survey found about politicians' safety, and what Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer says about the issue.
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Radio SwedenSwedish politicians react to Ceuta border crossings: 'We won't accept any migrants'
Tens of thousands of migrants have entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in north Africa in the past 24 hours. Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are among those calling for Spain to face consequences within the Schengen Area. Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell blames Spain's migration policies for the situation, meanwhile Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on social media that his government was ”focused on providing an immediate response to the crisis in Ceuta”.
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Radio SwedenMissing child found dead after Tjörn boating collision — cargo ship captain detained
The captain of the freight vessel that was involved in a collision with a recreational boat outside of the island of Tjörn off Sweden's west coast has been detained, as reports come in that the child who had been missing since Tuesday’s crash has been found dead. The child was found near the site of the incident, reports P4 Göteborg. Yesterday a woman who was missing after the crash was also found deceased. A man and another child survived but suffered serious injuries. The captain has has been detained on suspicion of causing death, and recklessness in maritime traffic.
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Radio SwedenElder care in Sweden needs to do more to help dementia patients who forget Swedish, expert says
Swedish elder care needs to do more to support dementia patients who revert to their native language and gradually lose languages learned later in life, says Miia Kivipelto, a professor in clinical geriatrics at the medical university Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. 66 municipalities in Sweden are required by law to provide elder care in Finnish, one of Sweden's minority languages, but many of them still don't. The issue is affecting patients such as Finnish-speaking Seija Österlund, whose dementia has left her unable to communicate in Swedish.
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Radio SwedenWoman found dead after west coast boating tragedy
Swedish police have confirmed that a woman who went missing after the boating accident off Tjörn has been found dead near the site where the sunken boat was located. A child remains missing, and search efforts are continuing. The freight vessel remains in police custody after a forensic examination, as investigators continue to piece together what led to the fatal collision.
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Radio SwedenCan you wear your work uniform to Pride? Employers take different approaches
Stockholm Pride is building toward Saturday’s parade through the centre of the city, where many participants march in work clothes or uniforms. Some employers have banned their employees from wearing official work clothes in the march, while others allow them. Listen to hear what one employer says is the reason their staff can't wear their uniforms to the parade, and which employers have given the green light.
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Radio SwedenExtremely high risk of wild fires in parts of Southern Sweden
Southern Sweden is facing high or very high risk of forest fires, locally extremely high. as a persistent high-pressure system brings warm and dry weather to the south. Six helicopters and two water-scooping aircraft are standing by to fight potential fires from the air, Swedish Radio P4 Jönköping reports.. Listen to hear what Anders Edstam at the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency says about how climate change impacts Sweden's preparedness for wildfires.
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Radio SwedenAs Europe burns, memories of Sweden’s deadly Västmanland fire return
A wildfire expert says the large forest fires currently burning in southern Europe share key characteristics with Sweden’s Västmanland wildfire of 2014, including strong winds, dry conditions and pine forests that allow flames to spread rapidly. Once a fire reaches the forest canopy, it becomes extremely difficult to stop, with firefighters often able to attack only the flanks and rear of the blaze. For Kenneth Risberg and Anja Langre, survivors of the Västmanland fire, the scenes now unfolding in France and elsewhere in southern Europe are a painful reminder of the disaster.
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Radio SwedenBoating tragedy in Gothenburg archipelago — woman and child still missing
The Swedish Maritime Administration has called off its search and rescue operation for a woman and child missing out at sea following a boating accident late Tuesday evening in the greater Gothenburg archipelago. Another adult and child on the same recreational motor boat that sunk after a suspected collision with a Norwegian-flagged cargo ship were rescued last night and taken to hospital, reportedly serious injured. While the Maritime Administration says there's no hope of finding the woman and child alive, Adam Goll-Rasmussen at the volunteer lifeboat, Swedish Sea Rescue Society, tells Radio Sweden that they are continuing to search the area.
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Radio SwedenNine injured as city bus crashes into tree in Lund
At least nine people were injured when a city bus hit a tree near Bantorget in central Lund in southern Sweden around midday on Wednesday. Police say all of those injured were on board the bus and that no pedestrians were hit. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. Emergency crews remain at the scene and the police is interviewing witnesses.
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Radio SwedenDog-related injuries rise in Sweden: 'It bit me in the face'
Preliminary statistics from the National Board of Health and Welfare indicate that the number of people seeking specialist care for dog-related injuries has risen by 26 percent in Sweden since 2020, and according to researchers falls while out with a dog are as common as dog bites. Three-year-old Linnea suffered facial injuries after being bitten by an unleashed dog, in one of thousands of dog-related incidents reported in Sweden each year. Listen to hear what happened to Linnea, and what a researcher says people can do to prevent injuries.
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Radio SwedenAround 20 Gothia Cup participants reported missing
Around 20 people from Ethiopia attending the youth football tournament Gothia Cup in Gothenburg have been reported missing. Organizers alerted police and later learned the group was travelling to Stockholm. Police say the individuals did not return to Ethiopia. Now Swedish and international authorities are trying to find the missing group.
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Radio SwedenHas Swedish politics shifted to the right?
The centre-left Social Democrats dominated Swedish politics in the 20th century, but that's no longer the case. But does this mean that Sweden — sometimes viewed as a type of socialist stronghold abroad — has shifted more to the right? Listen to hear how Sweden's political landscape has changed over the past 20 years.
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Radio SwedenDrug smuggler sentenced to 9 years jail in international cocaine case
A Swedish man known as “the Playa Swede” has been sentenced to nine years and two months in prison for exceptionally serious international drug offences. The court found Jonas Falk organized multiple cocaine shipments from South America to Europe and was involved in cocaine production in Colombia. Falk, who has been a resident of Spain since 2007, argued the crimes, which took place outside of Sweden, should not be tried in a Swedish court. He will appeal the verdict.
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Radio SwedenMan's heart restarted after defibrillator delivered by drone
A defibrillator was delivered by drone for the first time in a real medical emergency in Borås in western Sweden, in a new initiative by the local health authority that's meant to save lives. The drone reached a cardiac arrest patient in just three minutes, faster than an ambulance could have. The patient survived, and a healthcare official says the case shows the potential of the new technology.
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Radio SwedenPharmacy allowed minors to buy multiple packs of paracetamol despite industry limits
Self-harm involving the painkiller paracetamol is increasing among young people, with calls to Sweden’s Poisons Information Centre about suspected overdoses in minors each year more than doubling over the past decade. An investigation by Swedish Radio News found that online pharmacy Apotea lacked an age check that other online pharmacies use to prevent minors from buying more than one pack of paracetamol, contrary to an industry agreement. A parent says her teenager repeatedly bought potentially dangerous amounts of paracetamol online without her knowledge. Listen to hear how this was possible.
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Radio SwedenCheap air travel unlikely to return as airlines remain under pressure
Rising fuel costs are putting fresh pressure on airlines, with analysts predicting more bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions. The pandemic was a turning point for the industry, and since 2020 at least 30 airlines have folded or been restructured. Now there could be more to come, Swedish Radio News reports. Listen to find out what experts say about the aviation industry and why cheap flights may soon be a thing of the past.
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Radio SwedenOrganisers say visitors should feel safe as Stockholm Pride kicks off
Stockholm Pride officially starts today in the Swedish capital but the suspected terror attack on Berlin's Christopher Street Day has once again put security in focus. But Måns Axelsson, this year's festival manager at Stockholm Pride says that they along with their volunteers feel safe and hope that visitors will feel the same. Ola Österling is a superintendent and spokesperson for the police in the Stockholm area: "We have drones, we have a lot of cameras, we have mounted police officers and we have civilian police officers, and we have uniformed police that will work the whole week and especially on Saturday during the Pride Parade", he told Radio Sweden.
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Radio SwedenSweden reviews e-scooter rules as accidents surge
With serious accidents on the rise, The Swedish Transport Agency has launched a review of the regulations governing the use of electric scooters on Sweden's roads. According to the Agency, 7 people died and 6,624 people were injured in e-scooter-related accidents in Sweden last year. The review will examine both existing regulations and public awareness of them. Authorities believe a lack of knowledge about traffic rules, vehicle requirements and safe riding practices contribute to the accidents.
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