Berlin, February 6, 2025—Swedish authorities should quickly investigate the recent vandalistic attack on Sveriges Television’s (SVT) building in Stockholm and ensure the broadcaster’s journalists’ safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
“CPJ is concerned by the repeated attacks on SVT, Sweden’s public broadcaster,” said Attila Mong, CPJ’s Europe representative. “This fourth attack of vandalism in six months creates a climate of fear for journalists. Authorities must take these attacks very seriously, swiftly investigate them, hold those responsible accountable, and act to prevent future attacks.”
Late Monday night, unidentified perpetrators threw red paint on SVT’s entrance and smashed a window, marking the fourth time the broadcaster was vandalized since last September.
In a similar attack last September, red paint was thrown on the door and side windows of the building. In October and December, foul-smelling substances were sprayed at the entrance.
After the December attack, SVT security chief Camilla Josephson said it was an “attack on public service, a protected site, and by extension, on our democracy.”
CPJ emailed questions to SVT’s and the Swedish Prosecutor Authority’s press offices but received no reply.
This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by CPJ Staff.
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