The Local Sweden 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 Afghan refugees break hunger strike in Boden Thirteen Afghan refugees who have been on a hunger strike outside Migration Board (Migrationsverket) offices in Boden in northern Sweden have broken off their action after three weeks of refusing to eat. https://www.thelocal.se/20130513/47854 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:06:00 +0200 47854 Police in bid to break refugee hunger strike The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) has enlisted the help of police negotiators in a bid to try to break hunger strikes by asylum-seekers in Boden, Gävle and Holmsund in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130511/47836 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:22:00 +0200 47836 Afghan hunger strikers denied asylum The Swedish Migration Board has decided not to re-open the asylum application cases of eight hunger-striking Afghan men in Boden, north Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130501/47652 Wed, 01 May 2013 14:01:00 +0200 47652 Asylum seekers' hunger strike growing in Sweden Eleven Afghanis and Iranians have gone on hunger strike in the north of Sweden after their asylum applications were turned down. https://www.thelocal.se/20130420/47450 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:54:00 +0200 47450