Assange fights Swedish extradition
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has asked the UK High Court to block an extradition order to Sweden where he faces questioning on sexual assault alle...
Council candidate calls for asylum seeker testing after Oslo rapes
A lead candidate for the upcoming local elections in Oslo has caused controversy by calling for all new asylum seekers to be psychologically tested af...
Greek diplomat sacked in Swedish rape row
A Greek diplomat working in Stockholm has been fired after claiming that Sweden should be ashamed of the behaviour of its women.
School girls invent drink spike test
Four Danish high school students, whose friend was raped after having her drink spiked, have developed an on-the-spot test to prevent date rape.
Rape case withdrawn as accused marries victim
A court in Finland has dismissed a case against a man accused of rape after he married his alleged victim. The trial, which was being heard at the Nor...
Wikileaks founder has support of Icelandic MP despite Sweden rape case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told DV that he and Birgitta Jonsdottir, an Icelandic MP for The Movement, have not talked together in months. Th...
Sweden changes its tune towards rape victims
Sweden’s Supreme Court has set a new legal precedent that makes it harder for alleged victims of rape to convict their attackers. The precedent was ci...
Woman sentenced for violent rape
A 32-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a woman in her 60s in the northern Swedish town of Haparanda. According to re...