Legal system theme
What migration-skeptical Westerner will be the first to highlight the Austrian legal system's deviation from the norm in that it simply still seems to work.
Swift concerts in Vienna are stopped after threats. The decision to stop the concerts came after two suspected extremists have been arrested for planning an Islamist attack in the Vienna region.
Authorities say they have taken part in "preparatory measures" for a possible attack and that the main suspect has focused on Swift's concerts. Chemical substances have been seized and are being investigated. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
Paludan is prosecuted. Right-wing politician Rasmus Paludan is charged with incitement to racial hatred and insult. He himself says that he has not been informed that he is being charged on an official basis, but that he denies any crime and that the prosecution is politically motivated. -I don't think it's a coincidence. I think this is very politically motivated and I think that's sad," says Rasmus Paludan. See the article on SVT Nyheter and the feature on TV4 Nyheter.
United Kingdom. In several places around the country, 6000 police officers are being prepared for the evening. In right-wing circles and on social media, a list of organizations that help refugees and the names of several lawyers who work with refugee issues are currently spreading.
The new British government has a strategy of quickly prosecuting and today three men were sentenced to prison. So far, more than 400 people have been arrested. "More than 400 have been arrested. 100 have been prosecuted, some for online activities. Several cases have already gone to court. I expect sentences to be handed down before the end of the week. It sends a powerful signal to everyone involved, either directly or online," said Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The unrest of the last few weeks started with the knife attack on a dance performance on July 29th. Three girls aged 6-9 were killed. Watch the feature on SVT's Rapport.