Tag: violence
Enormous police effort at this year’s festival: “Why would we have violence here?”
The Eritrean cultural festival at Järvafältet is underway again after last year’s chaotic scenes. 50 people were injured when protesters stormed the festival and close to 140 people were detained.…
The police believe gang violence will come to Gotland: “Only a matter of time”
– We think that it is only a matter of time when the first step is taken across this border. We have to prepare for the worst, says Emil Eisersjö,…
Gunnar Strömmer (M) after the violence in Södertälje: “Can trust the government”
Two shootings and an explosion. That’s the conclusion for the last three days in Södertälje. – It is a serious situation. We meet citizens who are worried and angry about…
High risk of more acts of violence in Södertälje: “Escalating”
Several shootings and explosions have taken place in a short time in Södertälje, and the police see several similarities with the spiral of violence that plagued the municipality in the…
The police fear a new wave of violence after the shooting
Last week, a gate to an apartment building in Jakobsberg, northwest of Stockholm, was shot at. New information to TV4 Nyheterna shows that the crime is connected to a gang…
Several acts of violence shook Södertälje: “The conflicts are ongoing”
Södertälje has been affected by several acts of violence in July. During Monday evening, the alarm went off again, shots had been fired in the Hovsjö district. – We can…
British police: Violence against women and girls has grown into an “epidemic” | News in brief
In 2022-2023, British police will register more than one million violent crimes against women and girls. Violence against women and girls has grown to “epidemic levels” in Britain, the country’s…
Public Prosecution Service: young suspect (20) ended night out twice with extreme violence
In order not to thwart the treatment, the Public Prosecution Service demands a community service order of 80 hours, in addition to which he would now have to perform a…
Violence against women at record high in Brazil | News in brief
According to the expert, the reason can be found in the aftermath of the corona pandemic. Brazil’s far-right is pushing for a law that would criminalize abortions of pregnancies resulting…
Bangladesh arrests opposition figure, bans rallies after violence
In Bangladesh, violence now seems omnipresent. Angry crowds managed to push back riot police on Thursday, July 19, during protests against a quota system in public sector jobs, which turned…