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 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 Activists held in 'Frankenfood' spuds raid Police officers in northern Sweden on Tuesday took action against a group of Greenpeace activists who have been occupying a barn while protesting against the planned introduction of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20110524/33960 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:28:00 +0200 33960