Violence and harassment in Sweden
Recent stories
Conference to expose anti-Muslim racism since September 11
Swedish Muslim leaders organised a meeting on 12 September to expose the extent of documented racism against the community, especially after September 11.
12 September 2004 (92 words)
Karlstad: neo-Nazis accused of murder attempt
Björn Nord, and a fellow neo-Nazi, have been arrested in Karlstad, northwest Sweden, in connection with conspiracy to murder.
30 June 2003 (115 words)
Hate mail focuses on immigrant birth rates
At least thirty families in the city of Närke have received threatening hate mail after they placed announcements in the local newspaper about the birth of their babies.
11 August 2002 (55 words)
Arrests and convictions on the extreme-Right
A 23-year-old neo-nazi from Göthenburg, who is connected to the terror group, Aryan Brethren, which is, in turn, connected to Combat 18, has been arrested.
1 February 1998 (184 words)
Growing evidence of neo-nazi involvement in homophobic violence
Pressure is growing for constitutional change which would guarantee protection from homophobic violence.
1 February 1998 (218 words)
Racism in Trollhatten
Six Swedish men, aged between 16 and 29, have been jailed for racially motivated attacks in Trollhattan, an industrial town where racial tension is rife.
1 December 1993 (109 words)
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