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Sweden 'far behind' on counter-terrorism

National: 4 May 13
Swedish Muslims fighting in Syria and other conflict zones could return home to carry out terror attacks and Sweden has a lot to learn from other EU countries when it comes to preventing Islamist terrorism, a new report claims. READ »

Historic prayer call heard at Stockholm mosque

National: 26 Apr 13
Worshippers at the Fittja mosque in southern Stockholm on Friday heard Sweden's first-ever call to prayer, which brought some congregation members to tears of joy. READ »

Rejected asylum-seeker flight costs escalate

Business & Money: 31 Mar 13
The cost of chartering aircraft to return rejected asylum-seekers to their countries of origin has increased dramatically, according to new figures from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. READ »

US jails Sweden-based al-Shabaab fighter

Politics: 28 Mar 13
A New York court sentenced a man who left his home in Sweden to join the al-Shabaab guerrilla in Somalia to nine years in prison Wednesday for aiding a US-designated terror group. READ »

Eritreans in Sweden targeted for extortion

Politics: 23 Feb 13
Two men and one woman have been arrested in Stockholm on suspicion of blackmail and conspiring to commit murder in a case believed to be connected to the Eritrean regime's systematic oppression of Eritreans living in exile. READ »

Sweden to keep immigrant kids in school

Education: 21 Feb 13
The government wants to make sure young immigrants keep up their studies by legally requiring them to stay in school until they reach 18, while also pumping funds into Swedish-language courses. READ »

'Sweden will continue to punch above its weight'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Feb 13
Sweden’s ability to pack a foreign policy punch equal to the jab of the big EU three - Germany, France, and the UK - is neither remarkable nor a passing fad, writes international relations Ph.D. candidate Annelie Gregor. READ »

'No plans' to tighten Sweden's asylum policy

Politics: 6 Feb 13
The Swedish government has no plans to tighten asylum policy, Integration Minister Erik Ullenhag said on Tuesday in the wake of comments by Migration Minister Tobias Billström that current immigration levels are "unsustainable". READ »

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 »

Sweden targets khat addiction with new clinic

National: 7 Dec 12
Sweden has opened its first rehabilitation centre for abusers of khat, the African leaves that users chew to get an amphetamine-like effect. READ »

Sweden nabs fourth in global corruption ranking

Business & Money: 6 Dec 12
Sweden ranks fourth in a global corruption index released on Wednesday, matching its 2011 placement as one of the world's least corrupt countries, despite lingering concerns about political party financing. READ »

Work must come before reunification: minister

Politics: 3 Dec 12
The migration minister wants immigrants to get jobs before their families follow them to Sweden, but may face an uphill struggle to convince his government partners to tighten up current family reunification rules. READ »

'No civil war in Somalia': Migration Board

Politics: 13 Nov 12
Somalis seeking a residence permit in Sweden will face tighter restrictions in the near future, after the Swedish Migration Board judged that the country was no longer at war. READ »

Nobel Laureate visits inspire Rinkeby teenagers' dreams

Lifestyle: 10 Oct 12
On the eve of the announcement of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, the AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert looks at how the legacy of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel inspires immigrant children near Stockholm. READ »

Syrians largest asylum seeker group in Sweden

National: 6 Oct 12
The number of asylum seekers in Sweden doubled this year, with Syrians being the largest group. But the Green Party calls Sweden's refugee policy "inhumane". READ »

'The government acted too slowly': relatives

National: 15 Sep 12
Relatives of freed journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye, jailed in Ethiopia on terror charges, have criticised the Swedish government of inaction and "clumsy" statements. READ »

'They were the longest days of our lives'

National: 14 Sep 12
Swedish journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye, home after spending the past 14 months in a prison in Ethiopia, told reporters chilling details about their ordeal during a press conference in Stockholm on Friday. READ »

'We feel good and are incredibly relieved'

National: 14 Sep 12
Reporters Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye are home again after 14 months in Ethiopian prison, telling press at Arlanda airport in Stockholm that it feels “incredibly nice” to be in a country where they could “speak freely” again. READ »

Ethiopia denies fake footage claims

Politics: 14 Sep 12
Ethiopian officials deny the claim that they faked footage in order to get the two jailed Swedish reporters convicted of terror charges. READ »

Jailed Swedes subjected to fake executions

Society: 13 Sep 12
Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, until recently jailed in Ethiopia on terror charges, were subjected to fake executions in an effort get them to admit their guilt, according to a Swedish media report. READ »

Sweden boosts support to immigrant students

Education: 12 Sep 12
Sweden plans to spend 409 million kronor ($62 million) to improve education for foreign-born children, an increasing number of whom have struggled to make the grade after arriving in Sweden. READ »

'I knew in spring they’d be released': Bildt

National: 11 Sep 12
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt revealed in his personal blog on Tuesday that he knew as early as May that the two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia would be released. READ »

'It was the biggest mistake of our lives'

Society: 11 Sep 12
The two Swedish journalists who were pardoned by Ethiopia on Monday have left the east African country after 14 months in prison, calling their ordeal "the biggest mistake" of their lives. READ »

Ethiopia pardons jailed Swedish journalists

National: 10 Sep 12
The two Swedish journalists jailed in Ethiopia in July last year were pardoned Monday according to the Ethiopian foreign ministry, after the pair spent 450 days in prison for “supporting terrorism”. READ »

Swedish journos' families wary of pardon claims

National: 10 Sep 12
Relatives of two Swedish journalists jailed in Ethiopia after being convicted of supporting terrorism remained sceptical over reports the two will be pardoned ahead of a Monday afternoon press conference called by the Ethiopian justice ministry. READ »

Missing 6-year-old found 'tired but well' by police

National: 29 Aug 12
The 6-year-old girl who disappeared Tuesday afternoon in southern Sweden was found alive and well after an intensive search by police that spanned almost 24 hours. READ »

'Ban Islam in Sweden': Sweden Democrat

Politics: 26 Aug 12
"Ban Islam in Sweden and deport those who persist in believing in the religion", said Pär Norling, group leader of the Sweden Democrats in Bollnäs, in an interview with Swedish television. READ »

'The pardoning process will be delayed': expert

National: 21 Aug 12
The death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will most likely mean a delay in the pardoning process of the two Swedish reporters jailed in the country, according to Norwegian Ethiopia expert Kjetil Tronvoll. READ »

Somali pirates kidnap aid workers: Swedish NGO

National: 13 Jul 12
Sweden's International Aid Services (IAS) confirmed on Friday that three of its local staff members who were kidnapped in Somalia this week are in the hands of pirates. READ »

Sweden asylum seeker figures jump 30 percent

National: 3 Jul 12
The number of people seeking asylum in Sweden increased by 30 percent during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period last year, new statistics show. READ »

Swedish journos decry 'unnecessary' jail time

National: 2 Jul 12
One year into their prison sentence, the two Swedish journalists jailed in Ethiopia have told visiting Swedish diplomats that they're being "unnecessarily detained" on terrorism charges. READ »

'Swedishness can't only be about herring and potatoes'

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jun 12
Without a concept of "Swedishness" that can be shared by all, integration won't succeed in Sweden nor will it be a country that has a place for immigrants, argues argues Bosian war refugee Jasenko Selimovic of the Liberal Party. READ »

Sweden boosts spending on anti-terror battle

National: 29 May 12
The fight against terrorism is consuming ever larger portions of the budget allocated to Swedish security service Säpo, which has seen its allocation double in the last decade, according to a new report. READ »

Swede held in Kenya over suspected terror links

National: 15 May 12
A Swedish national has been arrested in Kenya on suspicions he has links to the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabaab. READ »

Sweden braces for asylum application spike

National: 4 May 12
Swedish migration authorities have ratcheted up their forecast for the number of asylum seekers and labour migrants who will arrive in Sweden during 2012. READ »

Another side of Malmö's infamous Rosengård

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Mar 12
While Malmö's Rosengård neighbourhood is often the subject of negative headlines, the multi-ethnic district is slowly becoming a model for positive change in Sweden's third largest city, contributor Patrick Reilly discovers. READ »

Sweden braces for family immigration boom

Society: 23 Feb 12
A recent court ruling may mean a 45 percent rise in applications for permanent residency based on family relations, according to predictions from the Swedish Migration Board, with most applicants expected to come from Somalia. READ »

Swedes meet Ethiopian PM over jailed journalists

Politics: 5 Feb 12
A senior Swedish delegation has met in secret with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi to discuss the case of two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes, according to media reports. 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 »

Jailed Swedish reporters will not appeal verdict

National: 10 Jan 12
Two Swedish reporters, sentenced to prison by an Ethiopian court in December, have chosen not to appeal their guilty verdict and instead pin their hopes of being released on the country's "tradition of pardon". READ »

Somalis 'shut out' of Sweden's health system

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result. READ »

Sweden looks to US, EU to help jailed reporters

National: 27 Dec 11
Sweden has turned to the United States and the EU for assistance in gaining the release of journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years in prison by an Ethiopian court. READ »

Swedish journos jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia

National: 27 Dec 11
Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday by an Ethiopian court for supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally. READ »

Jailed Swedes 'innocent': Ethiopian rebels

National: 23 Dec 11
Ethiopian rebels called for the release of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson on Thursday, claiming their conviction on terror charges was "unjust". The United States also expressed concern over the verdict. READ »

Swedish journalists 'must be freed': Reinfeldt

National: 21 Dec 11
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt called for Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were convicted in Ethiopia on Wednesday of supporting a terrorist group, to be set free. READ »

Swedes convicted of terror crimes in Ethiopia

National: 21 Dec 11
Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were found guilty of supporting a terrorist group by an Ethiopian court on Wednesday, in a ruling which Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said was cause for "grave concern". READ »

Journalists deny being trained by rebels

National: 6 Dec 11
Two Swedish journalists told an Ethiopian court on Tuesday they had made contact with an outlawed rebel group but denied having received weapons training. READ »

Evidence in Ethiopia trial 'faked': lawyer

National: 5 Dec 11
More evidence presented against the two Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia has been faked, according to their defense lawyer, who said that his two clients didn’t know the guerrilla soldiers charged alongside them. READ »

Swedish journalists deny backing rebel group

National: 1 Nov 11
Two Swedish journalists charged with terror crimes in Ethiopia denied claims made by witnesses on the opening day of their trial on Tuesday that the two had been in the country to train rebels. READ »

Swedes plead 'not guilty' to terror crimes

National: 20 Oct 11
The two Swedish reporters facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia pleaded not guilty on Thursday, but apologised to the court for having entered the country illegally. READ »

Swedes' terror trial in Ethiopia delayed

National: 18 Oct 11
The trial of two Swedish journalists arrested in Ethiopia on suspicions of terror crimes will be delayed until Thursday. 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 »

Bildt slams paper over 'amateur' reporting

Politics: 17 Oct 11
With the trial of two Swedish journalists on terror charges set to open in Ethiopia on Tuesday, foreign minister Carl Bildt hit back at the Dagens Nyheter newspaper over what he called faulty reporting on his alleged interests in the case. READ »

Rights groups criticize upcoming Ethiopia trial

Politics: 16 Oct 11
The two Swedish reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, charged with terrorism in Ethiopia, will face trial on Tuesday, with human rights organisations already criticizing the process. READ »

Swedes to face Ethiopia court next week

National: 13 Oct 11
The trial of two Swedish journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia will begin next week, a government spokesman said Wednesday. READ »

Swedish journalists denied Ethiopia entry

National: 10 Oct 11
Swedish journalists have been denied visas to Ethiopia to cover the trial of imprisoned colleagues Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who are charged with terrorism and face the prospect of long prison sentences. READ »

Bildt rejects mounting Ethiopia criticism

National: 7 Oct 11
Foreign minister Carl Bildt on Thursday repudiated the growing criticism regarding how he has been handling the case with the two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia. READ »

Syrian poet tipped ahead of Nobel lit prize announcement

Lifestyle: 2 Oct 11
With the winner of the annual Nobel Prizes due to be announced in the coming days, speculation is rife over who will win the prestigious literature award this year, the AFP's Igor Gedilaghine discovers. READ »

Journalists 'probing Lundin Oil': report

Business & Money: 13 Sep 11
The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia were in the country investigating Lundin Petroleum, a Swedish oil and mining company, at the time of their arrest, according to reports in the Swedish media. READ »

Terror suspects involved in 'murder plot'

National: 13 Sep 11
Four men arrested in Gothenburg at the weekend on suspicion of planning terror crimes will face a remand hearing on Wednesday, but for planning to commit murder, rather than terror acts. READ »

Sweden terror suspects tied to Islamists: report

National: 12 Sep 11
The four terrorist suspects held in Gothenburg on Sunday have ties to the Somali Islamist movement al-Shabaab, according to a Swedish media report, with speculation that artist Lars Vilks could have been a target. READ »

Swedes jailed in Ethiopia could get life: expert

Politics: 9 Sep 11
The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia and recently charged with terrorism crimes will face a lengthy prison sentence if they are convicted, according to a legal expert. READ »

Swedes charged with terror crimes in Ethiopia

National: 7 Sep 11
The two Swedish journalists held in an Ethiopian prison are to be charged with terrorist crimes, according to information from the Ethiopian government and the Swedish foreign ministry. READ »

Ikea donates millions to UN refugee organ

Business & Money: 30 Aug 11
The Ikea Foundation has announced that it plans to donate $62 million over three years to the UNHCR, earmarked for families fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia. READ »

How the far-right found a voice in tolerant Nordic countries

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 11
A far-right that vaunts anti-immigration, Islamophobia and the welfare state has taken hold in Nordic countries, playing on the fears of societies that are less and less blond and blue eyed, AFP's Marc Preel writes. 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 »

Swedes in Ethiopia may stand trial on Tuesday

National: 4 Jul 11
The two Swedish reporters being held in custody in Ethiopia may face a court on Tuesday, but according to the Foreign Ministry it is not yet known what they are charged with. READ »

Swedish reporters held in custody in Ethiopia

National: 4 Jul 11
Two Swedish journalists have been taken into custody by the Ethiopian army while reporting from an area pronounced off limits for journalists, an Ethiopian government official confirmed Sunday. READ »

Swedish ships take up arms to combat pirates

Business & Money: 1 Jul 11
Swedish commercial shipping firm Wallenius has employed armed security staff to police its fleet to help combat the risk posed by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. READ »

Swedish citizenship applications on the rise

Society: 7 Jun 11
The number of people applying to be Swedish citizens is expected to rise in 2011, according to forecasts from the Swedish Migration Board. READ »

Swedish researchers explore Somali-autism link

Science & Technology: 28 Mar 11
Swedish researchers want to gain access to a databank of blood tests taken from all babies born in Sweden in order to shed light on an apparent heightened incidence of autism among the country's Somali population. READ »

Halal or Haram? A new council gives advice to Muslims in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Mar 11
The newly-formed Swedish Fatwa Council sets out to help Muslims in Sweden seeking advice about how to live in accordance with Islam, but not everyone is convinced the group is necessary, The Local's Karen Holst discovers. READ »

Sweden in 'historic' deal on immigration policy

Politics: 3 Mar 11
Sweden's centre-right Alliance government and the Green Party have reached an agreement on changes to the country's immigration policies specifically designed to diminish the influence of the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats. READ »

Two Swedes acquitted of plotting terror crimes

National: 2 Mar 11
Two Swedes of Somali decent have been acquitted of planning terrorist crimes in Somalia by a Swedish court of appeal. READ »

Somalia terror suspects released pending verdict

National: 9 Feb 11
The two Swedish men convicted of planning terrorist crimes in Somalia have been released by the appeals court in Gothenburg pending a verdict on their case. READ »

Doctor told patient to 'go back to Africa'

Society: 9 Feb 11
A woman from Borås in western Sweden has filed a discrimination complaint against a health clinic after she was told to go back to Africa and get help from a medicine man for pain in her legs. READ »

Swedes appeal Somalia terror plot conviction

National: 29 Jan 11
As the appeals court trial of two Swedish men convicted of "planning terrorist crimes" in Somalia opened in Gothenburg on Friday, a lawyer for the defence argued that Sweden's anti-terror legislation does not cover the Shebab militia. READ »

Muslim Council head 'clueless' over terror plot

National: 10 Jan 11
The head of the Muslim Council of Sweden has said she had no idea that the man with whom her daughter has two children was suspected of plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper when he was arrested last month. READ »

Sweden sees steep rise in asylum seekers

National: 4 Jan 11
Figures from Sweden's Migration Board reveal a sharp increase in the number of people who sought asylum in Sweden in 2010. READ »

Swede among terrorist suspects held in Uganda

National: 2 Jan 11
A Swedish national is among a group of three people arrested on Uganda's eastern border on suspicion of having ties to a terrorist group, according to a local media report. READ »

Denmark terror plan 'destined to fail': expert

National: 1 Jan 11
A foiled terrorist plot involving three Swedes who planned an attack on a Danish newspaper was destined to fail, a Swedish terrorism expert said on Saturday. READ »

Swedish suspect linked to convicted terrorists

National: 31 Dec 10
The 29 year old Swedish man arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act against the Jyllands-Posten newspaper has close links to two men convicted in Sweden of terror-related crimes, according to media reports. READ »

Swede suspects once arrested in Pakistan

National: 30 Dec 10
Two of the Swedish citizens arrested following a foiled terror plot against a Danish newspaper have previously been arrested in Pakistan. READ »

Swedish terror suspects remanded in custody

National: 30 Dec 10
Three men from Sweden were remanded in custody by a Danish court on Thursday after police foiled their plot against a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Islamic extremism 'a threat' to Sweden: Säpo

National: 15 Dec 10
Violent Islamic extremism is a threat to Sweden that shouldn't be underestimated, a report published on Wednesday by Swedish security service Säpo has found. READ »

Sweden Democrats urge Islam debate after blast

Politics: 14 Dec 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats demanded on Tuesday a debate in Sweden's parliament on Islamic extremism following Saturday's twin blasts in Stockholm which were likely aimed at Christmas shoppers. READ »

Stockholm attack follows terror warnings

National: 12 Dec 10
The attack in Stockholm on Saturday evening would, if confirmed to be a terror attack, be the first time Sweden has been targeted by a suicide bomber. READ »

Two Swedes jailed for plotting Somalia attacks

National: 8 Dec 10
Two Swedish citizens of Somali origin, members of the Islamist movement al-Shabaab, were sentenced by a Swedish court on Wednesday to four years in jail for "planning terrorist crimes" in Somalia. READ »

Sweden enlists cartoon bear to help asylum seeking children

Society: 29 Nov 10
The popular Swedish children’s character, Bamse -- the world’s strongest bear, has found a new role: helping kids who seek asylum in Sweden. READ »

'Eat, Pray, Love' thinking a 'feminist challenge'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Nov 10
While there are certainly benefits to positive thinking, Swedish feminist Jenny Sonesson argues that women might not have the right to vote today if suffragettes had been satisfied writing gratitude diaries. READ »

Refugee child denied care by Swedish hospital

National: 24 Nov 10
A hospital in central Sweden refused to perform an operation on a 16-year-old unaccompanied refugee boy because the doctor didn't think the hospital would be reimbursed for the procedure. READ »

Somali militia issues Lars Vilks death threat

National: 24 Nov 10
A Swedish member of a Somali militia group with ties to al-Qaeda has called upon Muslims to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who once depicted the Prophet Mohammed as a dog. READ »

Gothenburg terror trial comes to a close

National: 18 Nov 10
The Gothenburg trial of two Swedish citizens charged with "planning terrorist crimes" in Somalia ended on Wednesday. READ »

Malmö still in fear as gunman remains at large

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 10
As police in Malmö continue their hunt for a gunman suspected in nearly 20 shootings targeting people with immigrant backgrounds, the AFP's Nina Larsson finds the city's residents remain on edge. READ »

Housing still scarce for refugee children

National: 21 Oct 10
The Migration Board is putting more pressure on Sweden's municipalities to help it cope with a major shortage of places to house refugee children. READ »

Two Swedes charged for Somali terror crime plots

National: 15 Oct 10
Two Swedish citizens of Somali origin tied to an al-Qaeda-linked extremist group were charged in Gothenburg on Friday with "planning terrorist crimes" in Somalia. READ »

Sweden raises terror alert

National: 1 Oct 10
The Swedish Security Service has raised the terror alert in Sweden to "elevated" due to an increased threat level. READ »

Migrationsverket cuts asylum seeker estimates

National: 29 Jul 10
The National Migration Board (Migrationsverket) believes that the number of asylum seekers in Sweden will decline to 29,000 in 2010 and 27,000 next year. READ »

Pirate hunters to lose helicopters

National: 16 Jul 10
The two Swedish military helicopters being used as part of the battle against Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden are to be returned to Sweden to be put on standby. READ »

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