{"id":170917,"date":"2026-05-22T18:27:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=170917"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:27:56","slug":"tystnaden-efter-polisvaldet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/tystnaden-efter-polisvaldet\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SILENCE AFTER THE POLICE VIOLENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two journalists were beaten - but alternative media remains silent. Two Swedish journalists tried to do their job. It ended in chaos. Yet surprisingly few seem to care when press freedom is openly attacked by representatives of the state.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Frihetsnytts two reporters on site in Helsingborg, Tor-Bj\u00f6rn Richthoff \u00c4nglasj\u00f6<\/strong> and Tyr \u00c4nglasj\u00f6<\/strong>, were unprovokedly assaulted and severely beaten by police officers during journalistic work, representing a newspaper with a publishing license. The incident is brutal, shocking and completely unacceptable in a country that claims to uphold press freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freedom News will take legal action against this open attack on the constitutionally protected freedom of the press. But it will take time and resources to enforce. A fundraising campaign is currently underway to make this possible and all support, large and small, is gratefully received through this page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking silence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But perhaps the most remarkable thing is not the assault itself. But the silence afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because where is the alternative media?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is SWEBBTV? Where is Fria Tider? Where is Samnytt? Where is Riks? Where are all the media that claim to stand on the side of free speech when journalists are attacked?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a single large joint mobilization for press freedom. No strong condemnations. No big headlines about Swedish journalists being subjected to violence by government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free speech apparently does not apply to everyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question now being asked by many is brutal but justified:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does Sweden really have a free alternative media anymore?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or has the alternative media sphere also become fearful, selective and politically cautious?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because if journalists can be abused in the course of their work - and other free media still choose to look away - what does that really say about the state of the country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freedom News believes that it has been consistently subjected to economic and media isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While major players are allowed to continue using payment solutions and social platforms without any problems, some media outlets have been systematically shut out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, only a few nationalist or dissident actors have been denied Swish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A question therefore emerges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are some voices simply too uncomfortable to be tolerated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stand for total freedom of expression<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Freedom News is a medium that defends free speech regardless of who is speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We refuse to censor people because of their opinions - on the contrary, we defend the principle that even uncomfortable voices must be heard in a democratic society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that's precisely why you become a target for the powers that be, who would rather silence than talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As large parts of both the establishment and the alternative media begin to adapt to economic pressures, social risks and political fears, the few who still refuse to compromise become increasingly isolated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when the attacks come?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the silence becomes deafening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A question for all of Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is no longer just about Freedom News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is about something bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two journalists can be subjected to violence in the course of their work without attracting massive media attention - then it's not just an attack on a newsroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is an attack on the very principle of a free society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the question now echoing through the alternative media world is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who still dares to defend freedom of expression when it really costs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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