Eritrea
The following articles have been tagged with "Eritrea":
Sweden halts deportations to Eritrea
National: 9 May 13
Police in Sweden have stopped deporting people to Eritrea as the Migration Board reevaluates its policy regarding asylum applicants from the east African country.
READ »
Swedish-Eritrean funds end Egypt torture ordeal
Business & Money: 28 Apr 13
Four Eritrean men have been released from a torture camp in Egypt after money raised in Sweden was used to buy their freedom.
READ »
Bildt urged to help stop torture of Eritreans
Politics: 7 Apr 13
Pressure is mounting on Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt to take action against the torture of Eritreans in Egypt and the blackmailing of their relatives in Sweden and other European countries.
READ »
Swedish-Eritreans hit by blackmail torture threats
National: 3 Apr 13
Eritreans in Sweden are being forced to cough up tens of thousands of dollars to blackmailers who threaten to torture and kill their family members abroad.
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 »
Fires hit pro-Eritrea groups in Stockholm
National: 26 Feb 13
Arson investigations have been launched into three fires that broke out near Stockholm in the early hours of Monday morning in three separate locations, all of which house organizations that sympathize with the regime in Eritrea.
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 a 'humanitarian super power': Bildt
National: 13 Feb 13
Sweden's foreign policy is being debated in the Riksdag on Wednesday. Follow The Local's live blog for the latest updates and reactions.
READ »
'Laser Man' denied bid for early release
National: 2 Nov 12
John Ausonius, better known as the ‘Laser Man’, will not be granted an early release from his lifetime prison sentence for a series of brutal attacks on immigrants, the Örebro District Court ruled on Friday.
READ »
Sweden vows to push for Dawit Isaak's release
Politics: 23 Sep 12
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has said that the government is working to free the Swedish-Eritrean journalist, who was imprisoned without trial 11 years ago today.
READ »
'We don't talk to the Swedes at all': Afwerki
National: 20 May 12
Carl Bildt’s silent diplomacy between Sweden and Eritrea is non-existent and nothing is being done to bring home imprisoned Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, claimed Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki in an interview on Saturday.
READ »
Warrant issued for 'tortured' US Muslim seeking asylum in Sweden
National: 9 May 12
The United States has issued an arrest warrant for an American Muslim seeking political asylum in Sweden after he publicly claimed he was imprisoned and tortured at the behest the American FBI.
READ »
'Tortured' US Muslim seeks asylum in Sweden
National: 19 Apr 12
A US citizen who claims he was imprisoned and tortured at the behest the American FBI is seeking political asylum in Sweden.
READ »
Cops fire shot as trouble flares at Eritrean gig
Politics: 8 Apr 12
Police fired a warning shot on Saturday night after coming under attack from stone-throwing locals outside a concert organized by a pro-regime Eritrean youth group in a Stockholm suburb.
READ »
Sweden hosts mystery 'terror regime' meet-up
Politics: 4 Apr 12
A pro-Eritrean regime youth group is hosting a large international conference somewhere in Sweden over Easter weekend in what outraged Swedes have billed as "brainwashing" for a "terror regime".
READ »
Riksdag wants to halt Eritrean exile taxes
Politics: 24 Feb 12
The majority of the Riksdag is against Eritrea collecting taxes from exiled citizens and MPs say that if current Swedish law is not enough to stop it, rules need to be tightened.
READ »
'Syria's Assad should step down': Bildt
Politics: 15 Feb 12
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt called for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down when delivering the government's annual statement of foreign policy on Wednesday, which also prompted a heated debate about the recognition of a Palestinian state.
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 »
'Lundin may have led Bildt to the heart of darkness'
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 11
Swedish investigative journalist Leo Lagercrantz takes a closer look at the Lundin Group and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's involvement with it after two Swedish journalists were found guilty of terror crimes in Ethiopia while reportedly investigating the company.
READ »
Dawit Isaak 'may be dead': report
National: 27 Oct 11
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, imprisoned in Eritrea since 2001, has been moved from prison and may be dead, according to Swedish journalist Lars Adaktusson. But many have raised doubts about the report.
READ »
What would Dawit Isaak have done?
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 11
While the frustration expressed recently by the children of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrian journalist Dawit Isaak is understandable, it's important to consider how Isaak would handle a case such as his, argues historian Susanne Berger.
READ »
Isaak children criticize 'Free Dawit' campaign
Politics: 19 Oct 11
The children of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, jailed in Eritrea since 2001, think that the massive "Free Dawit" campaign has made the release of their father impossible.
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 »
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 »
Dawit Isaak awarded 'Golden Pen' honour
National: 14 Oct 11
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, jailed in Eritrea for the past decade, was honoured by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Thursday.
READ »
Swedish reporters plan prison protest
National: 1 Oct 11
Two Swedish journalists are planning to go to jail of their own accord in a bid to draw attention to the plight of other writers in captivity.
READ »
Nobel prize winners join Dawit Isaak demo
National: 23 Sep 11
Mario Vargas Llosa and Herta Müller, Nobel prize winners in literature in 2010 and 2009 respectively, will take part in Friday's demonstration at the Gothenburg Book Fair in support of jailed Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak.
READ »
Dawit Isaak case a 'huge failure for Swedish diplomacy'
Politics: 22 Sep 11
As the 10th anniversary of Dawit Isaak's arrest approaches, the Swedish-Eritrean journalist remains jailed without charge or trial, despite countless efforts to secure his release, the AFP's Rita Devlin Marier explains.
READ »
Ex-ministers: change tactics to free Isaak
National: 16 Sep 11
Former government ministers Thomas Bodström and Jan Eliasson, have urged the government to find a new approach for how to get Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak released from prison in Eritrea.
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 »
'Wallenberg and Isaak are still worth fighting for'
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 11
With Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak in prison in Eritrea and questions still swirling about the fate of Raoul Wallenberg, historian Susanne Berger argues that Sweden needs to do more to shorten its ignominious line of unsolved disappearances.
READ »
Malmö gunman keeps city on edge
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Oct 10
As Malmö police warn the immigrant residents to exercise caution after a spate of apparently random shootings, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson talks to local leaders about fear, caution and how residents are reacting to the situation.
READ »
Malmö shooter targeting immigrants: police
National: 20 Oct 10
Police in Malmö now believe that a more than a dozen unexplained shootings which have taken place in the city this year may be connected. All the victims are believed to have immigrant backgrounds.
READ »
Sweden 'legally bound' to seek Dawit Isaak release
National: 19 Oct 10
Lawyers and activists argued on Monday that Sweden and the EU are legally bound to work harder to secure the release of Dawit Isaak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist who has been held in Asmara for nearly a decade without trial.
READ »
Swedish publishers to print Dawit Isaak texts
National: 10 Aug 10
A number of Sweden's largest publishing houses announced plans on Monday to put out a translation of works by Dawit Isaak, a journalist imprisoned in Eritrea for nearly a decade without trial to highlight his case.
READ »
Isaak’s alleged crime 'too serious' for trial
National: 1 Aug 10
The Eritrean president’s closest aide has said Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak, imprisoned in the African country for the last nine years, had not yet faced trial because of the “serious nature” of his alleged crime.
READ »
Sweden defends dictator invites
National: 18 Jun 10
The Swedish foreign ministry has defended the invitation of representatives for several of the world's most severe dictatorships to Saturday's royal wedding, arguing that it is accepted to protocol to invite the entire diplomatic corps.
READ »
Roxette star among wedding guests
National: 17 Jun 10
Roxette’s Per Gessle, Eurovision contestant Malena Ernman and businesswoman Cristina Stenbeck: the great, the good and the celebrated of Sweden will be out in force at Saturday's royal wedding.
READ »
Swedish media groups call for Eritrea aid ban
Politics: 3 May 10
Swedish media and rights groups on Monday called on the EU tyo halt aid to Eritrea until Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak and other prisoners are released from a "death camp" near the capital Asmara.
READ »
Dawit Isaak held in 'harsh' Eritrean jail
Politics: 8 Apr 10
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak is being held in a tough high-security prison near the Eritrean capital, according to a former guard at the jail who is now resident in Sweden.
READ »
Sweden shifts priorities for resettling UN refugees
National: 21 Jan 10
Sweden plans to give priority to refugees from Somalia and Eritrea, rather than Iraq, in its efforts to resettle an estimated 1,700 to 1,900 United Nations (UN) refugees this year.
READ »
Kabul to Kiruna: a new life in the Arctic Circle
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 10
Adjusting to life in the far north of Sweden can be tough at the best of times, but coming as a refugee presents an extra set of challenges. Malin Nyberg speaks to two women who are more than happy to adapt.
READ »
Equality Ombudsman sued for discrimination
Business & Money: 20 Jan 10
An employee at an agency tasked with defending Sweden’s anti-discrimination laws has sued the organization for discrimination following disparaging comments by a supervisor.
READ »
Thousands of Iraqis granted Swedish asylum
National: 8 Dec 09
Sweden granted protection to 8,700 asylum seekers in 2008, with Iraqis accounting for almost half the total, according to new figures from EU statistics office Eurostat.
READ »
EU parliament pushes for Dawit Isaak release
National: 27 Nov 09
The European Parliament has increased pressure on Eritrea to free Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak. The speaker has demanded Isaak's release along with the other journalists arrested in 2001.
READ »
Sweden agrees to accept camp refugees
National: 27 Sep 09
Sweden and a dozen other European countries have agreed to accept Somali and Eritrean refugees from camps in Kenya and Sudan. Three further camps on Iraq's border with Syria will also be emptied.
READ »
Eritrean beats deportation threat in Swedish lottery win
Society: 6 Sep 09
A 28-year-old Eritrean national living illegally in Sweden collected a 1.2 million kronor ($167,000) lottery prize on national television Saturday morning.
READ »
Sweden announces EU immigration reform plans
Politics: 25 Aug 09
The Swedish EU presidency announced on Monday that proposals to reform immigration policy will be presented in September.
READ »
What's on in Sweden: July 31 - August 6
Lifestyle: 29 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & International rugby in Stockholm; U2 in Gothenburg; African beach party & Lucy Love (DK) music in Malmö.
READ »
'Military should free Dawit by force'
National: 27 May 09
The head of the Moderate Party’s youth wing has proposed that the military be called in to free Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, who has sat in prison in Eritrea for more than seven years.
READ »
200,000 Swedes back 'Free Dawit Isaak' campaign
National: 3 May 09
Almost 210,000 Swedes have signed up to a petition circulated by major Swedish newspapers as part of a five week campaign in support of the jailed Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak.
READ »
Swedish politicians in secret meetings over Dawit release
National: 29 Mar 09
Former Swedish foreign minister, Jan Eliasson, claims to have met secretly with Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki to push for the release of jailed Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak.
READ »
Papers join forces to free Swedish journalist
National: 27 Mar 09
Sweden’s four largest newspapers on Friday jointly launched a massive campaign to push for the release of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned in Eritrea for 2,742 days.
READ »
'Laser Man' calls on Supreme Court to lower sentence
National: 21 Oct 08
A man serving life in prison for a series of brutal attacks on immigrants has turned to Sweden's Supreme Court in a bid to have his sentence reduced.
READ »
Journalist jailed in Eritrea for seven years
National: 23 Sep 08
Today marks the seventh anniversary since Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak was arrested and put in an Eritrean prison.
READ »
Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world
Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local.
READ »
Sweden shutting door on refugees: critics
Society: 18 Apr 08
Recent decisions by Sweden to send refugees back to Baghdad and other war-ravaged areas have tarnished its reputation for welcoming victims of conflict, critics say.
READ »
Activists detained over airport invasion
National: 16 Apr 08
Prosecutors have ordered the detention of nine people who tried to block the deportation of an Eritrean man from Bromma Airport in Stockholm on Monday.
READ »
UN questions Sweden on Eritrea deportation
National: 23 Mar 08
The UN has questioned Sweden over the attempted deportation of a 23-year-old Eritrean.
READ »
Iraqi refugees get 18-month crash course on Sweden
Lifestyle: 17 Feb 08
AFP's Sophie Mongalvy sits in on a introductory programme offered by Södertälje municipality to help set new immigrants on the path to financial independence in Sweden.
READ »
Rowdy deportee stalls return to Eritrea
National: 23 Jan 08
A deportee's rowdy behaviour blocked Sweden's controversial attempt to send him back to Eritrea.
READ »
Sweden to deport man to Eritrea
National: 23 Jan 08
Sweden is to send a 23-year-old asylum seeker back to Eritrea despite warnings from the UN and Amnesty International that nobody should be forced to return there.
READ »
Swedish media urges government to act over journalist held in Eritrea
National: 27 Oct 07
Some 30 Swedish newspapers on Saturday urged the government to do more to secure the release of journalist Dawit Isaak, held in an Eritrean prison for six years without trial.
READ »
Calls for journalist's release from Eritrean jail
National: 14 Mar 07
Senior figures in the Swedish media are demanding action from the government to free Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak from a jail in Eritrea, on his 2,000th day behind bars.
READ »
Bildt warns of war in Africa
National: 25 Dec 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has warned that Africa is on the verge of a major regional conflict. Speaking to news agency TT, Bildt also expressed support for the UN sanctions against Iran.
READ »
'Laser Man' applies for early release
National: 24 Oct 06
He murdered one man and tried to kill nine other people, all of whom had immigrant backgrounds. But after 14 years behind bars, John Ausonius says he now views immigrants as his fellow humans.
READ »
Swedish journalist killed in Somalia
National: 23 Jun 06
A Swedish journalist reporting for Aftonbladet has been shot in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Martin Adler was a writer and a prized photographer, the paper confirms.
READ »
SVT 'candidate' reports hate mail to police
Lifestyle: 2 Mar 06
Teysir Subhi, a participant in Swedish Television's political docusoap, Top Candidate, has been sent racist and threatening mail since the series began at the end of January.
READ »
Dawit Isaak back in Eritrean jail
National: 2 Dec 05
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaac has been imprisoned again in Eritrea after being briefly released last month following four years behind bars, according to his Swedish support group.
READ »
Sweden sends envoy to Eritrea for jailed journalist
National: 25 Nov 05
As Sweden's ambassador to Eritrea is "forced to temporarily leave the country for personal reasons", another representative is sent to secure the release of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaac.
READ »
Eritrea: Swedish journalist not released
National: 22 Nov 05
The Eritrean government has denied reports that the journalist Dawit Isaak, who is a Swedish citizen, had been released from jail after four years. But the Swedish ambassador in the capital, Asmara, is still hopeful.
READ »
Eritrea releases Swedish journalist after four years
National: 19 Nov 05
Eritrean authorities have released a journalist with Swedish citizenship whom they held for four years while 12 others still remain in custody, an international media watchdog said on Saturday.
READ »
Government calls for Eritrea to release Swedish journalist
National: 4 May 05
As Sweden marked the 15th annual World Press Freedom Day, the government called for the release of a Swedish journalist jailed for four years in Eritrea.
READ »
Latest news about gambling laws and online gambling sites in Sweden
- 05/17 Swedish Gambling Monopoly Retains Poker Supplier
- 04/26 New Swedish Gambling Legislation Planned
- 04/19 Cherry Buys License Then Buys the Whole Company
- 01/09 No Financial Crisis for Swedish Betting Solutions Supplier
- 01/08 The Young Swedish Poker Pro Does it Again
- 12/23 New Swedish Online Casino Reached an Agreement With QuickFire
- 11/21 Swedish Tax Authority Uses Data Miners to Tax Online Poker Players
News provided by GamingZion: Your global online gambling directory
- 21/05 Conservatives demand East German symbol ban »
- 21/05 States to toughen laws on drunken cycling »
More news from Germany at thelocal.de
- 21/05 French ministers face grilling over tax scandal »
- 21/05 Weather men bring more bad news for France »
More news from France at thelocal.fr
More news from Norway at thelocal.no
- 21/05 Out-of-control Jaguar kills elderly pedestrian »
- 20/05 Marchers protest judicial 'lapses' in woman's death »
More news from Switzerland at thelocal.ch
In cooperation with DoToday
Register now for:
> Free use of noticeboard
> Special discounts
> Weekly news roundup
> Unlimited use of discuss
- Key Account Manager - Retail / E-tail
- Managing Director Swedish Qualification Centre
- Sales Manager - B2B
- Territory Manager - GastroIntestinal Solutions - Sweden/Finland
- Application Engineer
- Enterprise Risk Manager
- Salgsassistent / Sales Assistant
- SW Engineer, Sony Mobile Communications
- Application Engineer
- Business Development Manager
"BANG!!!! BANG!!!! BANG!!! In the midst of the Stanley Cup’s Eastern Conference semifinals series, every Bostonian knows it is all about Bruins ice hockey. Oh right. I am in Sweden, home of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation GOLD Champions. And there is certainly no doubt ice hockey fever has taken over Sweden. A lot of Swedes,..." READ »
- 16/5 08:32 Be British, be sincere and be bold (Brits Mean Business)
- 13/5 22:40 Week 20 matches (Stripes News)
- 19/4 15:47 UK and Sweden sign Defence MOU (The Diplomatic Dispatch)
- Key Account Manager - Retail / E-tail
- Managing Director Swedish Qualification Centre
- Sales Manager - B2B
- Territory Manager - GastroIntestinal Solutions - Sweden/Finland
- Application Engineer
- Enterprise Risk Manager
- Salgsassistent / Sales Assistant
- SW Engineer, Sony Mobile Communications
- Application Engineer
- Business Development Manager
- 15:20 Investment market in Sweden
- 15:06 Something you dont know about SWEDEN
- 14:52 Husby Riots and violence against the police...
- 14:47 Can you recommend an excellent immigration lawyer?
- 14:04 Driving Licence Risk course part 2 in English?
- 13:56 Are Swedish girls "off limits" for...
- 13:54 Living in the UK doing online work in Sweden
- 13:36 Job prospects for British GP/family doctor
- 13:07 Who does good colour printing in Gothenburg
- 13:02 Found out I'm pregnant!
Create an account with Banc De Binary, the world’s most reputable binary options firm, and start cashing in today! You can start by practicing with our free $50,000 demo account.
www.bbinary.com
Expat counsellor & talk therapist offers counselling for stress, relationship issues, sexuality, culture adjustment & life coaching. Private & confidential. Stockholm or Skype. Contact me today! 08-559 22 636 or
CLICK HERE
Casa Birgitta in Algarve, Portugal. Reduced price in best location. Private estate on white sand beach. All amenities included. Book here today! edward_george1@hotmail.com
Find products and services that are specifically focused on English speakers living in Sweden!
FULL DETAILS
Individuals & Couples - Stockholm Beth Rogerson PhD - Clinical, Marriage & Family Therapist
Click or call 08-5580 1266 now
