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Bildt: Sweden in dark over US terror extradition

Politics: 20 Jan 13
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has stated that Sweden received no information with regards to two Swedes, suspected of terror crime in Somalia, who were extradited to the US. READ »

Terror-accused Swedes' US extradition 'a failure'

National: 8 Jan 13
Sweden's foreign ministry has labeled as a "failure" its inability to successfully bring two Swedish citizens home from Djibouti before they were extradited to the United States to face terror charges. READ »

'Swedes did not commit crime against America'

National: 24 Dec 12
Mystery enshrouds the trial against two Swedes charged with terrorism in a NY court, with no connections shown between the alleged crimes and the US. READ »

Swedes charged with terrorism in US court

National: 23 Dec 12
Two Swedish citizens appeared in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York on Friday on charges that they had trained and fought with al-Shabaab, a Somali group designated as terrorists by the United States. READ »

Sweden to receive 1,900 quota refugees in 2012

Politics: 30 Jan 12
Sweden plans to give priority to refugees from Somalia and Eritrea in its efforts to resettle 1,900 United Nations (UN) refugees in 2012. READ »

'Sweden should ask for US help to free journalists jailed in Ethiopia'

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 11
Just as Sweden helped win the release of two American journalists captured in North Korea in 2009, the US can hopefully find a way to return the favour in Ethiopia before Sweden considers supporting US anti-terror efforts in the region, argues historian Susanne Berger. READ »

Ambassador met with jailed Swedes in Ethiopia

National: 5 Jul 11
On Monday evening the Swedish ambassador was permitted to visit the two Swedish journalists currently being held in custody in Ethiopia. READ »

'Set Dawit Isaak free'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Jul 11
As Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak endures his tenth year in Eritrean captivity, publicist Arne Ruth and historian Susanne Berger explain why the Swedish government should give its full backing to a new legal initiative aimed at securing his release. READ »

Health fund pledges 'zero tolerance' on corruption

Politics: 25 Jan 11
The head of the Global Fund Against AIDS, TB and Malaria pledged "zero tolerance" for corruption on Monday after Sweden announced it would not commit to its contributions amid reports of "grave misuse" of about $34 million in four African countries. READ »

Swedish navy hands suspected pirates to Kenya

National: 9 Jun 09
Swedish naval forces handed seven suspected Somali pirates over to Kenyan authorities on Monday, according to police. READ »

Swedish navy arrests pirates off Somali coast

National: 26 May 09
Swedish naval personnel arrested seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces. READ »

Demonstrators honour Stockholm's 'Romario'

National: 17 Nov 08
A large crowd gathered in central Stockholm on Sunday for a demonstration in honour of Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali, a 23-year-old footballer stabbed to death in a Stockholm suburb last month. READ »

Mourners seek lessons from Ibrahim murder

National: 28 Oct 08
The day after his funeral, friends and family of Ahmed Ibrahim are still wondering why the 23-year-old was stabbed to death in a Stockholm suburb and why the case has drawn such limited attention. READ »

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