This week we have the latest on the citizenship freeze amid signs of a thaw and we ask: Why has there been so little interest in this story from the Swedish media?

We also look at a hotly debated new law criminalising the purchase of sex online.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden's Migration Agency to handle oldest citizenship cases first after criticism
• How will Sweden's new personal ID checks for citizenship work?
• Swedish MP says citizenship freeze is 'what the government wanted'
• Citizenship freeze 'makes a mockery of all those who call Sweden their home'
• Inside Sweden: If you want citizenship to mean something, this is not how to do it

• How Sweden's new 'OnlyFans law' bans procuring custom-made online porn

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