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Taliban allows Swedish charity clinics to re-open in Afghanistan

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:33:31 +0200

A Swedish aid clinic was given "permission" by the Taliban to re-open its doors on Friday. The facilities in Kabul had recently been shut down due to a controversial Afghan army raid that happened ten days prior.

Taliban shut down dozens of Swedish clinics in Afghanistan

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:25:42 +0200

The Taliban have shut down dozens of health facilities run by a Swedish aid group in a move affecting thousands of people, especially women and children, the agency said on Wednesday.

Two young children to be deported from Sweden without their mother

Wed, 22 May 2019 12:35:24 +0200

A five-month-old baby born in Sweden has been ordered to leave the country with his brother and father, even though the boys' mother has been granted Swedish residency.

Swedish anti-deportation activist demands retrial

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:37:10 +0100

A Swedish activist who grounded a flight to save a rejected Afghan asylum seeker from being deported has appealed her fine, arguing that one of the lay judges should have been recused.

Swedish student fined for protest that grounded deportation flight

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:13:10 +0100

A Swedish activist who livestreamed her onboard protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker has been found guilty of violating Sweden's aviation laws.

Swedish student to face trial after anti-deportation protest that stopped flight

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:33:00 +0100

The Swedish student who livestreamed her onboard protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker will go on trial on Monday.

Deportations to Afghanistan go ahead after mass protest

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:36:07 +0100

Around ten rejected Afghan asylum seekers were transported to a Stockholm airport for deportation on Monday evening, following a mass protest outside the Migration Agency custody centre.

Swedish student whose flight disruption went viral now faces charges

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:27:56 +0200

The Swedish student who livestreamed her onboard protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker over the summer is being charged with violating Sweden’s Aviation Act, broadcaster SVT reported on Friday.

Swedish student's protest puts issue of Afghan deportations into the spotlight

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 18:13:17 +0200

UPDATED: A Swedish student's live-streamed video of her protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker has gone viral across the globe, putting Sweden's stance on Afghanistan into the spotlight.

Rejected asylum seekers break out of Swedish detention centre near Gothenburg

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:48:04 +0200

Fourteen rejected asylum seekers have broken out of a secure detention facility outside Gothenburg, in the biggest such escape in seven years.

'Those who manage to get out of Afghanistan should be given the benefit of the doubt'

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:59:59 +0100

Opinion: Having made Sweden his home, Faisal Khan avoids thinking about his past. But the question of his origin unavoidably often comes up.

Swedish government announces decision on refugee minors

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:21:02 +0100

The Swedish government has reached a compromise which will mean many unaccompanied minors get the chance to stay in Sweden.

Afghan deportation flight takes off despite protest

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:11:35 +0200

A flight deporting refugees from Sweden to Afghanistan departed on Tuesday evening despite protests from human rights organizations and members of the public.

Top Sweden Democrat reported to police after calling Afghan teens 'illegal immigrants'

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:15:48 +0200

A senior Sweden Democrat politician has been asked to apologize after he wrongfully called two teens illegal immigrants and slammed a police officer for taking a selfie with them.

Sweden grants 106-year-old Afghan woman asylum

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:38:56 +0200

Sweden has granted temporary residency to a 106-year-old Afghan woman, overturning an earlier decision to refuse her asylum.

How I fled from a Taliban training centre to Sweden

Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:59:00 +0200

Shaheen, a young asylum seeker who fled to Sweden from Afghanistan, tells his story to freelance journalists Joshua Evangelista, Hanna Tuulonen and Freshta Dost.

Swedish government divided over young Afghan asylum seekers

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:42:20 +0200

The two parties in Sweden's coalition government disagree over how to respond to calls for an amnesty for young Afghans being deported from the country, with the Social Democrats dismissing the demands, but the Green Party arguing that they should be given a chance.

Massive show of support for refugee youths protesting Sweden's Afghanistan deportations

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:17:13 +0200

Some 1000 people on Saturday joined the Afghan youths who are holding a sit-down protest in Stockholm against Sweden's deportations to Afghanistan.

Sweden rejects 'world's oldest refugee's' asylum application

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:36:33 +0200

Bibihal Uzbeki, 106, travelled to Sweden from Afghanistan with her family to seek asylum. She has now been told to leave after her application was rejected, reports Blankspot.

'When you leave your house in the morning you can't be sure you'll come home. That's what Afghanistan is like'

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:51:38 +0200

A group of young asylum seekers holding a sit-down demonstration in Stockholm in protest against deportations to Afghanistan has told The Local they do not plan on giving up, despite fears over their safety following an attack by an extremist group.