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 The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) has cancelled its attendance at this year’s Almedalen political festival in protest over the hatred and threats that it says have from the neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). https://www.thelocal.se/20190529/swedish-lgbt-group-drops-out-of-swedens-top-political-festival-over-nazi-threats Wed, 29 May 2019 14:32:20 +0200 swedish-lgbt-group-drops-out-of-swedens-top-political-festival-over-nazi-threats 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 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 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 US Embassy in Sweden has issued a warning to its citizens ahead of a planned neo-Nazi march in Gothenburg on Saturday, warning that the event could turn violent. https://www.thelocal.se/20170929/us-embassy-warns-citizens-about-nazi-demonstration-in-gothenburg Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:09:12 +0200 us-embassy-warns-citizens-about-nazi-demonstration-in-gothenburg 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 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 Swedish neo-Nazi group will no longer be able to use one of its trademarks in promotional material after a complaint was launched by a German firm. https://www.thelocal.se/20170705/swedish-neo-nazis-lose-trademark-battle-with-german-deep-freeze-firm Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:08:20 +0200 swedish-neo-nazis-lose-trademark-battle-with-german-deep-freeze-firm 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 2016 was a record year for neo-Nazi groups in Sweden, with over 3,000 activities carried out by them according to Swedish anti-racism foundation Expo. https://www.thelocal.se/20170505/2016-saw-a-surge-in-neo-nazi-activity-in-sweden-heres-why Fri, 05 May 2017 17:58:52 +0200 2016-saw-a-surge-in-neo-nazi-activity-in-sweden-heres-why 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