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 91-year-old woman from Ukraine who was facing deportation from Sweden has received her permanent Swedish residency, after authorities claimed new information suggested she was "too sick to fly". https://www.thelocal.se/20120613/41408 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:09:00 +0200 41408 Swedish police were given orders to deport a man to Iran, but instead sent him to Iraq, where he now risks 15 years in prison for claiming to be a citizen in the country, according to a report in the Expressen daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20111116/37382 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:18:00 +0100 37382 Sweden’s migration minister has refused to respond to concerns from the United Nations and the Council of Europe about Sweden’s decision to resume the deportation of Iraqis. https://www.thelocal.se/20101219/30942 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:10:00 +0100 30942 Peter Ekweri, a man deported in 1995 from Sweden to Ghana, despite the fact that he came from Uganda, is demanding compensation from the Swedish state after being imprisoned and tortured in the west African country. https://www.thelocal.se/20100607/27076 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:12:00 +0200 27076 A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after two people were taken hostage during an attempted break out at the Migration Board (Migrationsverket) detention centre in Ljungaskog in southern Sweden on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100604/27044 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:53:00 +0200 27044