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 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven spoke out against right-wing extremism in his traditional May 1st speech, and called for an investigation into whether Nazi groups could be banned in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20190502/swedish-pm-lofven-calls-for-nazi-organizations-to-be-banned Thu, 02 May 2019 11:06:26 +0200 swedish-pm-lofven-calls-for-nazi-organizations-to-be-banned Militant anti-fascists have attacked a demonstration by the neo-Nazi Nordic resistance movement, casting bangers and smoke grenades and throwing stones at police horses. https://www.thelocal.se/20190501/hundreds-gather-to-protest-neo-nazi-march-in-sweden Wed, 01 May 2019 14:57:25 +0200 hundreds-gather-to-protest-neo-nazi-march-in-sweden Seventeen men linked to neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) have been charged with agitation against an ethnic group and violent riot for their actions during a demonstration last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20181005/17-charged-over-neo-nazi-violence-in-gothenburg Fri, 05 Oct 2018 09:59:21 +0200 17-charged-over-neo-nazi-violence-in-gothenburg 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 Stockholm police are confident they can contain the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) march planned on the Stockholm island of Kungsholmen on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180825/police-not-worried-ahead-of-neo-nazi-march-in-stockholm Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:41:18 +0200 police-not-worried-ahead-of-neo-nazi-march-in-stockholm Stockholm police on Monday granted permission to the neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) to carry out a march in Stockholm on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180821/stockholm-police-prepare-for-neo-nazi-march-on-saturday Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:54:09 +0200 stockholm-police-prepare-for-neo-nazi-march-on-saturday Sweden's authorities have long struggled with how to handle marches by the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). Now the openly racist and anti-Semitic group is campaigning in the general election for the first time. https://www.thelocal.se/20180817/neo-nazi-nmr-runs-in-swedish-election-for-the-first-time Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:40:19 +0200 neo-nazi-nmr-runs-in-swedish-election-for-the-first-time 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 A man was arrested in Stockholm on Sunday after bangers were thrown at the US embassy during a protest by neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). https://www.thelocal.se/20180419/fireworks-thrown-at-stockholm-us-embassy-during-neo-nazi-protest Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:40:04 +0200 fireworks-thrown-at-stockholm-us-embassy-during-neo-nazi-protest 15 people from the neo-Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (Nordiska Motståndsrörelsen, NMR) as well as two counter-demonstrators have been taken in by police in Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20180113/swedish-police-detain-15-at-neo-nazi-demonstration-in-gothenburg Sat, 13 Jan 2018 16:57:15 +0100 swedish-police-detain-15-at-neo-nazi-demonstration-in-gothenburg 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 Politicians on the Swedish island of Gotland want to ban an extremist neo-Nazi group from next year's Almedalen Week, the country's annual politics festival. https://www.thelocal.se/20171025/neo-nazi-group-could-be-banned-from-swedens-annual-politics-festival Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:19:48 +0200 neo-nazi-group-could-be-banned-from-swedens-annual-politics-festival 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 A court in Sweden has stopped a neo-Nazi group from marching near a synagogue in Gothenburg on the holy Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, overruling the police who granted permission for the demonstration to take the route. https://www.thelocal.se/20170925/swedish-court-stops-neo-nazis-from-marching-near-synagogue-on-jewish-holiday Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:19:58 +0200 swedish-court-stops-neo-nazis-from-marching-near-synagogue-on-jewish-holiday Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has criticized a neo-Nazi march through Gothenburg, saying it is time to think about how to counteract extremist forces in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20170921/swedish-pm-lofven-hits-out-at-gothenburg-neo-nazi-march Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:36:28 +0200 swedish-pm-lofven-hits-out-at-gothenburg-neo-nazi-march Swedish police have confirmed they received an anonymous tip-off warning that a neo-Nazi group was planning to march through Gothenburg two days before it took place, but failed to act on the information. https://www.thelocal.se/20170919/police-admit-they-failed-to-act-on-tip-off-about-neo-nazi-march-in-gothenburg Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:44:30 +0200 police-admit-they-failed-to-act-on-tip-off-about-neo-nazi-march-in-gothenburg Swedish police have hit back at criticism after a neo-Nazi group was allowed to march through the streets of central Gothenburg despite not having an official permit to demonstrate. https://www.thelocal.se/20170918/police-defend-decision-to-let-neo-nazis-march-through-gothenburg Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:51:33 +0200 police-defend-decision-to-let-neo-nazis-march-through-gothenburg Scuffles broke out in Oskarshamn on Saturday after neo-Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (Nordiska motståndsrörelsen, NMR) began handing out flyers in the centre of the town. https://www.thelocal.se/20170723/swedish-neo-nazis-hand-out-flyers-causing-fight-to-break-out Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:13:34 +0200 swedish-neo-nazis-hand-out-flyers-causing-fight-to-break-out The neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) shouted slogans during several events at Sweden’s annual Almedalen Week political forum, including during speeches by two MPs. https://www.thelocal.se/20170709/nazis-call-swedish-politicians-treasonists-at-almedalen-forum Sun, 09 Jul 2017 14:15:46 +0200 nazis-call-swedish-politicians-treasonists-at-almedalen-forum