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February 15, 2012
Ethnic_discrimination
The following articles have been tagged with "Ethnic_discrimination":
Sweden sacks 'Super Ombudsman'
Politics: 1 Feb 11
The Swedish government has announced that the Equality Ombudsman (DO), Katri Linna, is to be reassigned, despite having four years remaining in her post.
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Hotel fined for guest slur at discrimination seminar
National: 21 May 10
A Swedish appeals court has ruled that a Norrköping hotel was guilty of discriminating against a guest who was participating at a conference on ethnic discrimination at the time.
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Malmö mayor says unaware of level of attacks on Jews
Politics: 26 Feb 10
Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu conceded that he has not been sufficiently well informed about the vulnerable situation faced by Jews after meeting with community leaders on Thursday.
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Nightclub ordered to pay for ethnic discrimination
Society: 23 Feb 10
The Court of Appeal has ordered Elite Hotels to pay compensation to six men after finding that they were denied entry to a Stockholm nightclub due to their ethnicity.
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Swedish court okays higher rent for refugees
Society: 22 May 09
A Swedish court has ruled that a landlord’s decision to charge higher rent to a refugee family does not qualify as discrimination.
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Sweden criticized for lack of effort on minority languages
Society: 7 May 09
Sweden has been taken to task by the Council of Europe for a lack of progress in raising social awareness about and promoting educational programs in the country’s five national minority languages.
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No ethnic bias in Sweden: Labour Court
Society: 19 Feb 09
Sweden’s Ombudsman for Ethnic Discrimination hasn’t won a single case before the country’s labour court since 2003.
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Sales force told to use 'Swedish' names
Society: 30 Jan 09
Employees with foreign backgrounds working for a telemarketing company in Jönköping in central Sweden claim management encouraged them to change their names in order to increase sales.
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Dutch woman barred from borrowing books
Society: 11 Dec 08
A Stockholm-area library is facing a discrimination lawsuit for refusing to let a Dutch woman check out more than two books because she wasn't Swedish.
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Ombudsmen critical of racist school book
Education: 27 Nov 08
Two Swedish ombudsman offices have added their voices to the chorus of criticism about a school book accused of having racist and sexist contents, but are powerless to do anything about it.
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Report faults Sweden for discrimination
National: 7 Nov 08
Swedish minorities face widespread discrimination including a lack of education in their mother tongues, Sweden's ombudsman against ethnic discrimination said on Friday.
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Court lowers award to Malmö night club discrimination victims
National: 1 Oct 08
Sweden’s Supreme Court has reduced the compensation to be paid to four men who were discriminated by a Malmö night club.
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Reports of routine Swedish racism 'grossly exaggerated'
Analysis & Opinion: 23 Sep 08
While immigrants can find it difficult to establish a foothold on the job market in Sweden, politicians, intellectuals and the media are often too quick to make employment a race issue, writes Nima Sanandaji.
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Ombudsman sues firm over Muslim woman's firing
Society: 1 Sep 08
Sweden’s ombudsman for ethnic discrimination (DO) has sued a cleaning company after it dismissed a Muslim woman for not dressing appropriately on the job.
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Campground to Swedish family: 'Your caravan is just too ugly'
Society: 28 Jul 08
A family from Borås received an unlikely explanation for why they were denied access to a camp site in Falkenberg in western Sweden last week: their caravan was just too ugly.
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Linna appointed new 'Super Ombudsman'
Politics: 17 Jul 08
Katri Linna (right) has been appointed as the new 'Super Ombudsman' and director-general of the new discrimination authority.
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Ombudsman calls time on Sami discrimination
Society: 6 Jul 08
The Sami are routinely subjected to discrimination and their rights disregarded, a new report from the discrimination ombudsman shows.
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Employment agency sued for discrimination
Society: 23 May 08
The Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination (DO) is suing the Swedish Employment agency for 160,000 kronor ($27,000) after a Muslim man lost his benefits for refusing to shake a woman's hand.
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Muslim woman receives damages for headscarf slight
National: 12 Apr 08
A 20-year-old Malmö woman has been awarded damages after she was asked to leave a bus for wearing a veil.
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'Wrong names' stop Western Union transfers
National: 12 Apr 08
Western Union has stopped the private money transfers of men with common Arab names.
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Muslim mum discrimination case headed to Supreme Court
National: 27 Feb 08
The City of Gothenburg has appealed to Sweden’s highest court to avoid paying damages to two Muslim women who accuse the city of discrimination.
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Muslim mums win discrimination appeal
Society: 29 Jan 08
Two Muslim mothers have won a court appeal against a municipal pool in Gothenburg that required them to take off their veils and body-covering clothing.
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Polish sign reported for discrimination
Society: 25 Jan 08
A camera store owner has been reported to Sweden's ethnic discrimination ombudsman (DO) for displaying a sign in Polish.
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Opera star rape suspect slams Sweden
Society: 7 Jan 08
Opera star Tito Beltran has described Sweden as "worse than Chile during the dictatorship".
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Probe into Swedish-only workplace idea
National: 22 Dec 07
Whip out those dictionaries just in case Swedish becomes compulsory at work.
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Housing market sees rise in ethnic discrimination
Society: 8 Jul 07
The Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination has begun an investigation into the housing market as the number of complaints continues to increase.
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Widespread ethnic discrimination in Stockholm bars
Society: 27 May 07
People with dark skin are routinely denied entry to bars and nightclubs in Stockholm, a police investigation has shown.
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Roma discrimination case settled out of court
National: 8 May 07
A group of 27 Roma are to receive 200,000 kronor in compensation from the owner of a campsite in southern Sweden who refused them entry.
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Muslim woman wins headdress battle
National: 4 May 07
A Muslim woman has been awarded compensation after a supermarket in western Sweden refused to allow her to work there if she wore a headdress.
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Malmö nightclub found guilty of discrimination
National: 24 Apr 07
A nightclub in Malmö has been ordered to pay compensation to four law students who were refused entry on ethnic grounds.
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Man turned down for job for being from Stockholm
National: 26 Mar 07
A man from Stockholm has been refused work with an IT company in Lund because of his place of birth. "A lot of people down here view 'Stockholmer' as a term of abuse," said the manager.
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Muslim women lose swimming pool discrimination case
National: 7 Mar 07
A court has ruled that two Muslim women who were refused entry to a swimming pool in Gothenburg were not discriminated against.
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Stockholm nightclub fined for ethnic discrimination
National: 2 Mar 07
Kickis Bar and Café in Stockholm city centre has been ordered to pay a total of 240,000 kronor in compensation after six men were refused entry on ethnic grounds.
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Veteran rocker sparks diplomatic incident
Society: 1 Mar 07
The Polish ambassador has reported ageing Swedish rocker Magnus Uggla to the discrimination ombudsman for his reference to "dodgy Poles" in the song he has entered in Melodifestivalen.
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Swedes keenest on ethnic minorities
Society: 24 Jan 07
Swedes are the quickest in the European Union to embrace the multi-cultural society, according to a new survey. "It's pleasing that people are so positive," says integration minister Nyamko Sabuni.
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Students appeal against positive discrimination
Society: 29 Nov 06
Two Swedish women who wanted to study law at Uppsala University had their applications rejected in favour of immigrant students with lower grades. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether the university acted unlawfully.
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Police officers permitted to wear turbans
Society: 9 Mar 06
Police officers can now officially wear turbans, skull caps and other
forms of religious or ethnic headwear on duty.
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Muslims face most racism in Sweden
Society: 25 Oct 05
While more people want to close the borders to immigrants, support for racist parties is declining, says a new report. Muslims encounter the most intolerance.
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Nobel descendant slams Economics prize
National: 28 Sep 05
A week before this year's Nobel laureates are annonunced, the great great nephew of Alfred Nobel reiterates his criticism of the Nobel Economics Prize, calling it "a PR coup by economists to improve their reputation".
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Roma Swedes turned away from campsites
Society: 1 Aug 05
Sweden's 2003 law against discrimination says that nobody shall be treated differently on the grounds of ethnic origin when it comes to buying goods and services. But as far as the country's campsites are concerned, that doesn't apply to Roma visitors.
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"Sweden is racist" - government report
Politics: 1 Jun 05
A report presented on Wednesday concludes that Swedish society is shot through with racism which denies immigrants access to work, education and even legal rights.
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If your name's not Svensson, you're not coming in
Society: 9 Jul 04
Immigrants and wheelchair users are being denied the pleasures of Sweden's nightlife. Can restaurants and bars afford to turn away customers?
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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