STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A surge in gang violence has stirred anti-immigration sentiment before an election in Sweden, putting a far-right party on course for big gains in one of Europe's most liberal ...

Children in Orebro, Sweden, where police say some children are in the grip of gangs - Copyright AFP/File Sergei SUPINSKY Children in Orebro, Sweden, where police say ...

Every Saturday night throughout the year, Robert Wirehag – a pastor and former youth soccer player for Swedish club IK Sirius – arranges “night football” in Gottsunda, a suburb of Uppsala, Sweden’s ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A 13-year-old boy found dead in woods near his home in the suburbs of Stockholm earlier this month was the latest victim of a deadly gang war in Sweden, a prosecutor said ...

Sweden has been turned into the European Union's gun-homicide capital after becoming the stage of dozens of deadly shootings over the past few years. Across 2022, 62 people were killed in shootings ...

Sweden has long been known for its safety and stability. But in recent years, the country has faced a growing wave of violence linked to organized crime. What’s more disturbing is how children are now ...

“Gang crime is a network problem. It exists everywhere throughout Sweden,” Hanna Paradis, former head of the National special operation “Frigg” - a police initiative created in 2023 to combat rising ...