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Nationalists abandon 'warrior king' anniversary

National: 28 Nov 11
This year's anniversary of the death of Swedish warrior king Karl XII, traditionally commemorated by the extreme right in Sweden, is said to be a low key affair, saving resources for a demonstration planned for December. READ »

Scouts say no to neo-Nazi camp tenants

National: 8 Jul 11
A Swedish neo-Nazi political party, planning to gather this weekend in Höör, in southern Sweden, had not told the Scout association, the landlord of the premises, what it was to be used for. READ »

Swedish kids invited to neo-Nazi summer camp

National: 14 Jun 11
A Swedish neo-Nazi political party is offering children free admission to a camp scheduled to be held in a secret location in southern Sweden this summer. But not everyone is welcome to attend. READ »

Swede jailed for Auschwitz sign theft

National: 30 Dec 10
A Polish court on Thursday sentenced a Swedish neo-Nazi leader who admitted to masterminding the theft of the Auschwitz death camp entrance sign, to 32 months behind bars in his homeland. READ »

Swedish neo-Nazi booted from local council

Politics: 17 Dec 10
A Swedish neo-Nazi has lost his seat on a local council in Grästorp in western Sweden after authorities discovered that he does not live in the municipality. READ »

Swede strikes plea deal for Auschwitz theft

National: 25 Nov 10
A Swedish neo-Nazi leader will serve prison time in his homeland after pleading guilty for his role in the theft of entrance sign of the Auschwitz death camp, Polish prosecutors said on Thursday. READ »

Neo-Nazi takes seat in local Swedish council

Politics: 5 Nov 10
A newly elected municipal council representative from a neo-Nazi nationalist party started his first day as an elected official in western Sweden with a lesson on the ABCs of democracy. READ »

Live Blog: post-election developments

National: 22 Sep 10
Latest: The Liberal Party - and by extension the Alliance - has missed out one seat it needed to gain in Gothenburg to the Social Democrats - by just four votes. READ »

Poland asks Sweden to probe Auschwitz theft

National: 8 Jul 10
Poland has asked Sweden to question three suspects about the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, Polish prosecutors said on Thursday. READ »

Swede's remand for Auschwitz theft extended

National: 2 Jul 10
A Polish court has remanded in custody a Swedish suspect on Thursday for a further two months over the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign from the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. READ »

Swede remanded over Auschwitz theft

National: 17 Apr 10
Swedish former neo-Nazi leader Anders Högström has been remanded in custody in Poland in connection with the theft of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp. READ »

Poles quiz Swede over Auschwitz sign theft

National: 12 Apr 10
Polish prosecutors said on Monday they had begun questioning Swedish former neo-Nazi leader Anders Högström over his alleged involvement in the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp. READ »

Swedish ex-Nazi extradited over sign theft

National: 9 Apr 10
Former Swedish neo-Nazi leader Anders Högtröm has been extradited from Sweden to Poland where he is suspected of involvement in the theft of the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp. READ »

Auschwitz theft suspect extradited 'this week'

National: 7 Apr 10
Former Swedish neo-Nazi Anders Högström is to be extradited to Poland this week to answer charges in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. READ »

Auschwitz theft suspect awaits extradition

National: 11 Mar 10
Former Swedish neo-Nazi Anders Högström is to be extradited to Poland in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, Stockholm district court ruled on Thursday. READ »

Swede denies Auschwitz sign theft charges

National: 12 Feb 10
One-time neo-Nazi leader Anders Högström has denied the charges against him following his arrest on Thursday in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz. READ »

Sweden arrests Auschwitz sign suspect

National: 11 Feb 10
Police in Stockholm have arrested former neo-Nazi Anders Högström in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp. READ »

Swede charged over Auschwitz sign theft

National: 14 Jan 10
The Swedish ex-Nazi who admitted to having a role in planning the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the World War II death camp in Auschwitz was indicted by Polish justice officials on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish ex-Nazi 'proud' of Auschwitz sign role

Politics: 8 Jan 10
Former neo-Nazi Anders Högström has come clean in the Swedish media about his part in the theft and subsequent recovery of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp. READ »

Ex-Nazi: 'I was Auschwitz sign middleman'

National: 7 Jan 10
A Swede suspected of involvement in the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Free" sign from Auschwitz has spoken out about his role in the raid on the former Nazi death camp. READ »

White power groups on the increase: report

National: 2 Dec 09
Sweden’s white power movement is in the midst of a transformation, according to a new report, which also found organizations within the movement are more active than in previous years. READ »

Women 'more active' on Swedish neo-Nazi scene

Society: 22 May 09
Women are playing an increasingly active role on the Swedish neo-Nazi scene, a new book has revealed. READ »

Violence erupts at nationalist march

National: 1 Dec 08
Police in Lund in southern Sweden faced paving stones, bottles, and torches flying through the air as they attempted to restore order following demonstrations on Sunday marking the death of King Karl XII. READ »

Swedish neo-Nazi party undergoes makeover

Politics: 25 Nov 08
The National Socialist Front (NSF), one of the dominant groups within Sweden’s white-power movement, has disbanded and is re-launching itself as the Folkfronten ('People’s Front’) party. READ »

Sharp rise in Swedish Nazi groups

National: 2 Sep 08
Locally-based violent groups of Nazis are sprouting up in more and more places around Sweden, new figures show. READ »

Neo-Nazi arrests on National Day

National: 7 Jun 08
Over 100 neo-Nazis were arrested by police as National Day celebrations turned violent in Stockholm on Friday. READ »

Prison time for Swedish Nazi leader

National: 17 Apr 08
The Court of Appeals in Malmö has confirmed the prison sentence for Simon Lindberg, leader of the National Socialist Front (NSF) in Skåne. READ »

Swedish soldier tied to neo-Nazi groups

National: 13 Mar 08
A soldier in the Nordic Battle Group has been found to be a well known Nazi sympathizer. READ »

Swedish neo-Nazis become more violent

National: 9 Feb 08
Sweden's three largest neo-Nazi groups were busy in 2007 conducting 1,142 activities. The Security Service warns that neo-Nazis are becoming more violent. READ »

Violence at Karl XII demo

National: 30 Nov 07
Eight people have been detained in Lund during demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the death of King Karl XII. READ »

Extremists gather to abuse Mona Sahlin

Society: 1 May 07
Around 70 nazis congregated in Kalmar on Tuesday, yelling abusive slogans directed at Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin, who was giving a speech in the city, and prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Police reinforcements for Sahlin speech

National: 1 May 07
Swedish police have strengthened their presence in Kalmar in preparation for the May 1st speech by the leader of the Social Democrats, Mona Sahlin. READ »

Neo-Nazi convicted of gay-bashing

Society: 11 Apr 07
The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden has been jailed for three months for an attack on the local headquarters of gay rights group RFSL. READ »

Police head off National Day trouble

National: 6 Jun 06
See also: National Day - a big party for nothing in particular
Sweden's second National Day holiday - and the early summer sunshine - lured crowds out onto the streets of the country's cities on Tuesday, while police managed to keep rival extremist groups apart. READ »

'Nazis' arrested after gay brawl

Society: 21 May 06
Four people were arrested in Kristianstad after starting a fight at a party hosted by gay group RFSL. READ »

Firebomb thrown at far-right meeting

National: 7 May 06
Molotov cocktails were thrown at a school where two right-wing extremist groups were holding a meeting on Saturday night. READ »

Rioting at Linköping Nazi demo

National: 29 Oct 05
Around 100 people have been arrested and parts of Linköping town centre sealed off after rioting broke out at a far-right demonstration in the town. "It's a very threatening situation" say police. READ »

?Nazi? terror suspects deny plot

National: 11 Jan 05
Four people accused of a right-wing terror plot throw accusations at each other as their trial opens in Västerås. And one defendant claims that he didn’t know that a photo he had taken was of Göran Persson’s home. READ »

Swedish Nazis "planned revolution"

National: 6 Jan 05
Three men and a woman are accused of planning the murder of politicians, the bombing of infrastructure and "open warfare". It is the first time Swedish citizens have been charged with terrorist crimes in Sweden. READ »


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