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 gathering of far-right activists in Stockholm turned violent on Friday evening as participants fought counter-demonstrators. https://www.thelocal.se/20181130/clashes-break-out-in-stockholm-at-right-wing-event Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:41:24 +0100 clashes-break-out-in-stockholm-at-right-wing-event There's no memorial in Klippan for Gerard Gbeyo, the 18-year-old African asylum seeker stabbed to death by teenage Nazis back in 1995. But everyone in the former paper mill town can tell you where it happened. https://www.thelocal.se/20180904/nazi-revelations-bring-back-bad-memories-in-klippan Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:20:40 +0200 nazi-revelations-bring-back-bad-memories-in-klippan Around 300 neo-Nazi activists demonstrated in central Stockholm on Saturday, drawing boos from protesters and politicians seeking to ban their movement. https://www.thelocal.se/20180825/neo-nazi-marchers-refuse-to-leave-stockholm-square Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:10:15 +0200 neo-nazi-marchers-refuse-to-leave-stockholm-square A report released by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Friday expressed repeated concern over the level of racism in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180511/un-concerned-about-level-of-racism-in-sweden Fri, 11 May 2018 22:39:35 +0200 un-concerned-about-level-of-racism-in-sweden A clown who led a protest against neo-Nazis marching in Sweden faces a fine or up to six months in prison for failing to get a permit. https://www.thelocal.se/20180501/clown-faces-fine-for-protesting-nazi-march Tue, 01 May 2018 16:55:26 +0200 clown-faces-fine-for-protesting-nazi-march Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said. https://www.thelocal.se/20180120/stockholm-mosque-hit-with-nazi-graffiti Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:54:17 +0100 stockholm-mosque-hit-with-nazi-graffiti A police officer was taken to hospital with minor injuries on Saturday after being hit in the head while trying to separate Nazis and counter-demonstrators in Stockholm’s Medborgarplatsen. https://www.thelocal.se/20171202/police-officer-injured-at-nazi-demonstration-in-stockholm Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:25:01 +0100 police-officer-injured-at-nazi-demonstration-in-stockholm Police have reported neo-Nazi website Nordfront for making threats against officers. https://www.thelocal.se/20171112/nazi-website-reported-by-swedish-police-for-hate-speech Sun, 12 Nov 2017 18:03:53 +0100 nazi-website-reported-by-swedish-police-for-hate-speech Members of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (Nordiska motståndsrörelsen, NMR) gathered in Gothenburg on Saturday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20171111/swedish-police-break-up-neo-nazi-demonstration Sat, 11 Nov 2017 18:04:13 +0100 swedish-police-break-up-neo-nazi-demonstration A neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) demonstration in central Gothenburg has ended, two hours after police permission for the march expired. https://www.thelocal.se/20170930/gothenburg-neo-nazi-demonstration-ends-after-hours-of-unrest Sat, 30 Sep 2017 20:46:18 +0200 gothenburg-neo-nazi-demonstration-ends-after-hours-of-unrest Three people have been arrested and several others detained by police in Gothenburg prior to a neo-Nazi demonstration in the city Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170930/swedish-police-make-arrests-prior-to-gothenburg-nazi-demonstration Sat, 30 Sep 2017 13:35:54 +0200 swedish-police-make-arrests-prior-to-gothenburg-nazi-demonstration The Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement paraded through the streets of Sweden’s second-largest city on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170917/nazis-march-through-central-gothenburg Sun, 17 Sep 2017 19:21:20 +0200 nazis-march-through-central-gothenburg A diversity demonstration was held in Visby on Friday in protest against the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement's presence at Sweden's iconic Almedalen politics festival. https://www.thelocal.se/20170708/diversity-protesters-march-against-neo-nazis-at-swedish-politics-week Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:35:28 +0200 diversity-protesters-march-against-neo-nazis-at-swedish-politics-week The host of Sweden's annual Almedalen politics week has asked police to stop a neo-Nazi organization from attending the event, after previously deciding to allow the group to rent space there. https://www.thelocal.se/20170605/host-of-swedish-politics-week-ask-police-to-stop-neo-nazis-from-attending Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:57:42 +0200 host-of-swedish-politics-week-ask-police-to-stop-neo-nazis-from-attending A May Day demonstration by the militant neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) in Falun elicited strong reactions from Swedes celebrating the traditional workers’ holiday on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170501/anger-in-sweden-over-neo-nazis-may-day-march Mon, 01 May 2017 17:39:12 +0200 anger-in-sweden-over-neo-nazis-may-day-march Police are investigating an attack by vandals on a church in Sweden which saw Nazi symbols painted on the facade and gravestones overturned. https://www.thelocal.se/20170124/swedish-church-vandalized-with-swastikas-and-nazi-symbols Tue, 24 Jan 2017 08:55:40 +0100 swedish-church-vandalized-with-swastikas-and-nazi-symbols Sweden’s neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) mounted the biggest march in its history on Saturday, with its leadership saying the election of Donald Trump in the US marked the start of a world revolution. https://www.thelocal.se/20161112/swedish-nazis-hail-trump-in-largest-ever-demonstration Sat, 12 Nov 2016 16:21:11 +0100 swedish-nazis-hail-trump-in-largest-ever-demonstration One of the legislative arms of the EU, the European Parliament, is funding a neo-Nazi meeting in Stockholm this summer, according to Swedish anti-racist magazine, Expo. https://www.thelocal.se/20160417/eu-financing-nazi-meeting-in-stockholm Sun, 17 Apr 2016 17:58:55 +0200 eu-financing-nazi-meeting-in-stockholm A year after the violent clashes in Stockholm between neo-Nazis and anti-racist demonstrators, the presence of right-wing extremist groups remains strong. But the angry scenes helped inspire a more united anti-fascist movement with another protest rally planned this weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20141212/neo-nazi-clashes-in-sweden-one-year-on Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:31:00 +0100 neo-nazi-clashes-in-sweden-one-year-on Sweden's education minister Jan Björklund has suggested the law should be changed so that neo-Nazi parties can't participate in school visits. https://www.thelocal.se/20140529/ban-nazis-from-school-visits-bjrklund Thu, 29 May 2014 14:56:00 +0200 ban-nazis-from-school-visits-bjrklund