"it influenced his actions. In a 2011 interview with the newspaper ""Expressen"", Mijailović said he had ""felt hatred of [all] politicians"" at the time, he had been high on a hypnotic drug at the time, and it was ""a coincidence"" that his victim had been Lindh. Mijailović has received counselling and other support services since his imprisonment. Lindh was an outspoken campaigner for Sweden to join the Eurozone in the referendum held on 14 September 2003. After the attack, all euro-campaign events were immediately cancelled. Television campaign advertisements were withdrawn, and all TV stations in Sweden halted commercials from the"
"constituency for over 20 years). The couple had two sons, Filip and David. On 16:00 10 September 2003, while shopping in the ladies' section of the Nordiska Kompaniet department store in central Stockholm for a televised debate later that night on the referendum about Sweden's adoption of the euro, Lindh was stabbed in the chest, abdomen and arms. At the time, she was not protected by bodyguards from the Swedish Security Service; this proved controversial, given the similarity between Lindh's murder and that of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 (the first murder of a government member in modern Swedish"
"on him. In April, the same year, he threatened a young girl and her mother. On the afternoon of 10 September 2003, Mijailo Mijailović attacked Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh, while she was shopping in the ladies' department at the NK department store in central Stockholm. Lindh was stabbed in her chest, stomach and arms. The minister was rushed to a hospital and underwent extensive surgery, but died the following morning. Mijailović was able to flee the scene after the crime, but was arrested two weeks later with the help of surveillance photos from the department store. Swedish"
"Mijailo Mijailović Mijailo Mijailović (; born 6 December 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden) is the self-confessed and convicted assassin of the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh, whom he stabbed on 10 September 2003 at the NK department store in Stockholm. Lindh died early the following day after unsuccessful surgical treatment to try to save her life. Mijailo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 6 December 1978 to Serbian parents from the town of Mladenovac. His parents immigrated to Sweden in the late 1960s as foreign workers. When he was 6 years old, he was sent to live with his"
"in Stockholm; her grave is in the cemetery of nearby Katarina Church. Thousands of roses and candles were placed at Rosenbad (the government building) and outside the store where she was murdered. Abroad, hundreds of thousands of flowers and candles were left at Swedish embassies and consulates by mourners. In April 2004, Lindh posthumously received the ""Statesman of the Year Award"" from the EastWest Institute, a trans-Atlantic think tank which organizes an annual security conference in Brussels. Room 50.4 on the fifth floor of the Justus Lipsius European Council building in Brussels was named the Anna Lindh Room in her"
"at the Swedish Consumer Agency, before being appointed Minister for Justice in 1988. With the exception of the years 1991–1994, when her party was in opposition, she continued to hold that office until she resigned in 2000 over a controversy in which she was criticised, as a private individual, for trying to convert her tenancy into a condominium, circumventing a controversial housing tenure law that she was responsible for introducing and advocating in her public role as Minister of Justice. Since this scandal, her relations with the press have been strained. After the assassination of Anna Lindh in 2003, Freivalds"
"Anna Lindh was assassinated by Mijailo Mijailović, who was arrested two weeks later. The Government reviewed its procedures in the wake of the Lindh killing, which led to the doubling of the number of close-protection officers. On 1 January 2015, the police reorganised again into a unified agency, with the Swedish Security Service becoming a fully independent agency. The Swedish Security Service's main tasks and responsibilities are: The Swedish Security Service became a separate agency 1 January 2015, and is directly organised under the Ministry of Justice. Similar to other government agencies in Sweden, it is essentially autonomous. Under the"
"Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures The Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures is a network of civil society organisations dedicated to promoting intercultural dialogue in the Mediterranean region. It was set up in 2005 by the governments of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Euromed), a political agreement made in 1995 between the European Union and Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria and Turkey. It is named in honour of Anna Lindh, the Swedish Foreign Minister who was murdered in 2003. The name was put forward by Egypt at a meeting 25 September"
"where Anna Lindh, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, held her last public speech before she was murdered on September 10, 2003. In 2004, a memorial monument to Anna Lindh was erected at the square. Near the square is a metro station of the same name. The station was opened as an underground tram station in 1933, and was converted for the new metro system in 1950 as one of the first stations on the network. The original exits did not open onto the square, but to the nearby street Folkungagatan. In 1995, another exit was built in Björns Trädgård"
"himself. The couple died immediately, and a clear motive for the incident has never been established. The weapon used in the murder of Hjalmar von Sydow, an iron pipe, is today part of an exhibition at the Swedish Police Museum. The late 1900s and the early 2000s are overshadowed by two notorious political assassinations: the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme and the 2003 murder of Anna Lindh. The assassination of Olof Palme has still not been solved as of 2018, despite it being the subject of one of the most significant criminal investigations in the world. Mijailo Mijailović, Anna Lindh's"
"annual Anna Lindh Lecture in Lund in 2016 where she addressed the challenge to businesses of upholding human rights. In her role as a general secretary and lawyer, Ramberg has often been involved in judicial matters in the social debate in Sweden, which has often caused controversy. Ramberg has been critical towards several propositions by justice minister Thomas Bodström about giving the police more room for surveillance and interception, which she thought compromised personal integrity. She has also criticized the Swedish Tax Office for its tax revisions against law firms and its way to review others by the so-called third"
"history). She was rushed to Karolinska University Hospital, where she underwent surgery and blood transfusions for over nine hours. Lindh reportedly experienced severe internal bleeding and liver damage; her condition remained grave, although she appeared to have improved immediately after the surgery. An hour later, however, complications necessitated additional surgery; at 05:29 on 11 September 2003, she was pronounced dead. After a private briefing of her relatives and the government (and contradicting news coverage that she was alive in ""grave"" but ""stable"" condition), the announcement of her death made headlines across the European Union. The murderer escaped after the crime;"
"Jan O. Karlsson Jan Olov Karlsson (1 June 1939 – 19 September 2016) was a Swedish politician; former Minister for Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy (2002-2003) and acting Minister for Foreign Affairs (11 September-10 October 2003), following the murder of Anna Lindh. He also served as President of the European Court of Auditors. Jan O. Karlsson studied economics, political science and history at Stockholm University, before becoming an undersecretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in 1962. In 1968 he transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister where he worked as an advisor. From 1973 he served as secretary"
"honour, and committee room 1A 002 in the Paul Henri Spaak building of the European Parliament in Brussels was also named the Anna Lindh Room in her memory. The Anna Lindh Professorship of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, was established in her honour. Human rights advocate Samantha Power was the inaugural appointee in 2006. The library at the Swedish National Defence College (""Försvarshögskolan"") is known as the Anna Lindh Library in her memory. On 11 September 2013, the tenth anniversary of Lindh's death was commemorated in Sweden. The Anna Lindh"
"Astrid Lindgren, who is best known for the Pippi Longstocking book series. Aside from being inspired by Astrid Lindgren's work, Anna Lundh also admired Astrid Lindgren's support for children's and animal rights, the author's opposition to corporal punishment, her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as Astrid Lindgren's love and caring for nature. As a little girl, Anna Lundh used to sit glued in front of the television and long for being a contender in ""Survivor"" Sweden - (known as ""Expedition Robinson""). The show was however cancelled before Anna Lundh became old enough and eligible for"
"in 1996. Anna Lindh, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, was murdered in Stockholm, and the Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs's honored her with a memorial on 28 May 2004 in Budapest's City Park. Hungary–Sweden relations Hungary–Sweden relations are foreign relations between Hungary and Sweden. Sweden has an embassy in Budapest. Diplomacy relations between the two countries started on 28 December 1945. These relations developed to a higher ambassador level. In Stockholm there is a Hungarian embassy. Raoul Wallenberg between July and December 1944 issued protective passports and housed Jews, saving tens of thousands of Jewish lives in Hungary from"
"Lindberg and Anna Åbergsson founded the Föreningen koloniträdgårdar i Stockholm (The Society of the Stockholm Allotment), the first allotment society in Stockholm. At Fjällgatan in Stockholm, there is a museum called Borgarrummen (The Bourgeoisie Rooms) depicting a merchant class home from the mid-19th century, furnished by Anna Lindhagen and where she herself lived prior to her death. Close by, there is a small park, Anna Lindhagens täppa, named after her. At Fjällagatan not long from there, there is also a sculpture of Anna Lindhagen. Anna Lindhagen Anna Lindhagen (7 April 1870 in Stockholm – 15 May 1941 in Stockholm) was"
"Ann Linde Ann Christin Linde, (born 4 December 1961 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish politician for the Social democrat party. Since 25 May 2016 she is the Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade for Löfven Cabinet. Prior to that she served as State Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs. She worked as Secretary of State with the Interior Minister Anders Ygeman at the Ministry of Justice . Linde was 2013-2014 head of the International Department of the European Socialist Party in Brussels, an umbrella organization for all social-democratic parties in the EU. She has previously been an international"
"part of the party campaigned for and another against. The Left Party, the Green Party and the Centre Party were against adoption. Sweden in Europe was the umbrella organization for those in favor of adoption. (""The Social Movement No to the EU""), active since before the 1994 referendum on membership in the European Union, was also active against the euro during this referendum. The murder of Anna Lindh, Social Democratic Minister of Foreign Relations, on 11 September 2003 led to the suspension of the referendum campaign. After deliberations, the government and the other parties with seats in the Riksdag decided"
"Lisbeth Palme Anna Lisbeth Christina Palme, née Beck-Friis (also sometimes spelled Lisbet Palme, 14 March 1931 – 18 October 2018), was a Swedish children's psychologist, UNICEF chairwoman and the widow of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated in 1986. Anna Lisbeth Christina Beck-Friis was born to civil engineer and freiherr Christian Beck-Friis and his wife Anna-Lisa. After graduating from the ""Nya Elementarskolan för flickor"" (New Elementary School for Girls) in Stockholm in 1950, she studied and graduated from Stockholm University in the summer of 1955. Palme worked as a children's psychologist and was during a period of time"
"The architect thought to solve the complex programme by breaking up the volume into three parts to permit daylight to reach the core. Notwithstanding, the building forms a compact volume and renders heavy on its neighbourhood. The former minister for foreign affairs Anna Lindh held her last speech on the stairs of Medborgarhuset on September 9, 2003, two days before she was murdered. Medborgarhuset Forsgrenska medborgarhuset or colloquially Medborgarhuset (Swedish for ""The Civic Building"") is a civic hall in Stockholm, Sweden, located on the southern side of Medborgarplatsen, Södermalm. The complex contains a public bath, an auditorium, a local library,"
"her actions. On 24 May 2004, when the committee against torture at the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights found that the Government of Sweden had violated its obligations under the Convention against Torture in the forced repatriation of Agiza, Lindh had already been murdered. Lindh criticised the 2003 invasion of Iraq, saying that: But praised the fall of Saddam Hussein. She advocated greater respect for international law and human rights in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, criticising Ariel Sharon's Israeli government, but also condemning Palestinian suicide bombings as ""atrocities"". She argued strongly for an end to Israeli"
"Bo Holmström Bo Eric Holmström, (18 October 1938 – 12 October 2017) was a Swedish journalist, reporter and author. He worked as a reporter both for SVT and TV4. He was the Swedish reporter covering the Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973 and the West German Embassy siege in 1975. On 11 September 2003 he was the first reporter to announce in media that Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had died from injuries sustained after an attack earlier that same day. He was reporting from Karolinska hospital for TV4. In 2007 he was awarded the Stora journalistpriset for his journalism work. In"
"Knutby murder The Knutby murder () refers to a murder and attempted murder in the village of Knutby east of Uppsala in Sweden, on January 10, 2004. Around 04:40 in the morning, the 30-year-old IT entrepreneur Daniel Linde was shot in the head and chest and seriously wounded. Two hours later it was discovered that his employee and neighbor Alexandra Fossmo had also been shot. She was found dead in her bed. The murdered woman was married to Helge Fossmo, a pastor in a local Pentecostal church. Her husband had left with Daniel Linde in the ambulance to the hospital."
"and again from 1998 until her death in 2003. From 1991 to 1994, she was Commissioner of Culture and Environment and the Deputy Mayor of Stockholm. In 1994, after a Social Democratic victory in the election of that year, Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson appointed her to his cabinet as Minister for the Environment. One of Lindh's legacies was her pioneering work towards European Union legislation on hazardous chemical substances. She also called for the establishment of a common EU strategy against acid rain. After the 1998 election, Prime Minister Göran Persson appointed Lindh to succeed Lena Hjelm-Wallén as Minister for"
"Norwegian philologist Nils Linder (1835–1904) who had been her Swedish teacher at the teacher training college. Thanks to her husband, she frequented Stockholm's intellectual receptions, salons and clubs including the feminist Ellen Key's Sunday meetings and Calla Curman's literature salons. A budding journalist, she reported her encounters in the press. One of her main interests was the so-called clothing reform (""dräktreformen"") aimed at providing more suitable clothing for women. She founded the Association for Clothing Reform (""Dräktreformförening"") calling in particular for more practical clothing for schoolgirls and women with children. She also encouraged women to play a more active part"
"of the car so that both performed daring balancing acts. Anna Lundh attended elementary school at Sollerö Skola from kindergarten through grade 1-6. After junior high school, Anna Lundh specialized in social sciences at college-preparatory school where she graduated with honors. During her adolescence and after graduation, Anna Lundh worked as a cashier (checkout assistant), lifeguard, ticket seller, waste manager, waitress, youth leader, substitute teacher and kindergarten teacher. In 2008, Anna Lundh applied to the revived event show ""Survivor"", produced by ITV Studios Nordic for Sweden’s largest TV channel, TV4. Anna Lundh and 17 individuals were chosen out of 9,000"
"murder), and Mijailović was transferred to a secure psychiatric ward. Prosecutors appealed to the Supreme Court of Sweden, which reinstated his sentence to life imprisonment on 2 December of that year. Mijailović renounced his Swedish citizenship, and has unsuccessfully requested to be transferred to Serbia. Despite Lindh's popularity and the timing of the assassination, the murder was not considered a political act (although a newspaper found a picture of Mijailović listening to Liberal People's Party leader Lars Leijonborg in clothing similar to what he wore during the murder). Mijailović admitted that he found the speech ""entertaining"", but denied allegations that"
"wars of the twentieth century, including the Cold War. Neutrality preserved the Swedish economy and boosted Sweden's economic competitiveness in the first half of the twentieth century, as other European countries' economies were devastated by war. Under Olof Palme's Social Democratic leadership Sweden further aggravated the hostility of United States political conservatives when Palme openly denounced US aggression in Vietnam. U.S. President Richard Nixon suspended diplomatic ties with the social democratic country. In 2003, top-ranking Social Democratic Party politician Anna Lindh—who criticized the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as well as both Israeli and Palestinian atrocities, and who was the lead"
"obvious standing within her party). While the assassination of Anna Lindh was not connected to the campaigning on the Euro, or on EU issues in general, and while the trend toward a rejective vote was clear in polls weeks before the referendum, both the Gothenburg riots and the no to the euro show that many Swedes, and in particular many young Swedes, feel disenfranchised by the new EU-oriented and less self-assured country they are living in. In the tsunami disaster on Boxing Day 2004, thousands of Swedish tourists in Thailand and other parts of south-east Asia were affected - Sweden"
"Astrid Sampe Astrid Sampe (1909–2002) was a Swedish textile designer who for a large part of her professional life was affiliated with the textile department at Nordiska Kompaniet but also worked for several other textile producers. Sampe studied at Konstfack in Stockholm and later at the Royal College of Art in London, and in 1937, she started working as a designer for Nordiska Kompaniet. A year later she became head of Nordiska Kompaniet's textile design department (""Textilkammaren"") and remained so until 1971. She was very successful at the World Fairs in Paris 1937 and in New York 1939. For the"
"Anna Lindhagen Anna Lindhagen (7 April 1870 in Stockholm – 15 May 1941 in Stockholm) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat), social reformer and women's rights activist. In collaboration with Anna Åbergsson, she was a leading force in the introduction of allotment in Sweden. She was one of the driving forces behind the foundation of the National Association for Women's Suffrage. Lindberg was a member of the Stockholm City Council in 1911–1923. Anna Lindhagen was the daughter of Albert Lindhagen and the sister of Carl Lindhagen and Arthur Lindhagen. She was a licensed nurse and an activist within the Labour"
"Youth League. Upon joining the party, one of her priorities was protesting against the Vietnam war. Lindh studied at Uppsala University, graduating as a Candidate of Law (""jur. kand."") in 1982. Also in 1982, she was elected a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for Södermanland County. In 1984, she became the first female Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League. Her six years as president were marked by a commitment to international affairs (including Nicaragua, Vietnam, South Africa and Palestine) and against the arms race which characterized the Cold War. Lindh served in the Riksdag from 1982 until 1985,"