https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swedish mayor who said he could not understand why the word 'negerboll' ('negro ball' in English) could offend black people has stirred up a row, just months after the term was scrapped from dictionaries on racist grounds. https://www.thelocal.se/20150914/sticky-debate-over-mayors-negro-ball-rant Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:22:45 +0200 sticky-debate-over-mayors-negro-ball-rant A Dutch club in Stockholm that was planning a festive party featuring Santa alongside a servant with a black painted face has shelved the idea following numerous complaints of racism. https://www.thelocal.se/20141124/racist-black-pete-party-scrapped-in-sweden Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:24:00 +0100 racist-black-pete-party-scrapped-in-sweden A Dutch club in Stockholm is encouraging ideas of white "superiority" by planning a Christmas party featuring Santa alongside a 'black' slave servant, Sweden's Afro-Swedish National Association has complained to The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20141119/african-swedes-slam-dutch Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:54:00 +0100 african-swedes-slam-dutch Eight people were charged on Wednesday for trafficking and pimping 10 African women, intimidating the victims into prostitution by using means including voodoo. https://www.thelocal.se/20100825/28572 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:51:00 +0200 28572