In 2022, an influence campaign was spread against Sweden, known as the LVU campaign, which claimed that the social service kidnaps Muslim children. This campaign contributed to an increased terrorist threat level in the country. Dagens Nyheter (DN) has reviewed LVU campaign claims and found a different reality.
- The LVU campaign was spread from Gothenburg and went international. It claimed that Swedish social services targeted Muslim children, but statistics show that children with a non-Nordic background were in the majority in LVU cases.
- DN reviewed 389 LVU cases from Gothenburg in 2022 and found a variety of reasons for custody, including violence, abuse, substance abuse, poor dental health, mental illness and forced marriage.
- Most LVU cases were carried out with the consent of either the child or the parents.
- Only a small number of cases were related to the context of honor or religion.
- Researchers emphasize that socio-economic factors play a large role in LVU cases and that children from families with a non-Nordic background often live in areas with challenges and other risk factors.
- The LVU campaign, which claimed the children were "kidnapped", was misleading. Many of the affected families, including Muslim parents, expressed gratitude for the intervention of social services.
This review sheds light on the actual circumstances behind the LVU cases and shows that the reality does not match the campaign's claims.
I know nothing about this campaign or its factual background - but it cannot be dismissed with such vague terms as "many" or "most". Some numbers please?
You can read the DN article that I summarized. If that is not enough, you must read the state and municipal protocols yourself.
Don't have DN, think they spread rubbish.
Agree that DN lies blatantly about the economy and government deficits, but I think you can trust them when it comes to an article like this. But I can't do deep scientific source research in just about everything. If you want to know more about this, you can read the DN article and check its sources.
DN has its articles locked, I can't read them even if I want to - unless I pay a subscription. It's not worth it.
I don't want to sound like a whiner, but if you want your articles to make an impact, you may sometimes have to either publish facts, or refer to sources. It is impossible for the reader to have an opinion if he does not know what to have an opinion about.