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Sweden pledges millions to boost Syria aid effort
Sweden said Friday it would donate 25 million kronor ($3.7 million) to the UN refugee agency to help the humanitarian aid effort in Syria.
Book re-ignites debate on Ikea founder's Nazi past
Recent revelations that Ingvar Kamprad was more active in Swedish Nazi movements than previously thought have called into question the Ikea founder's claims that it was simply a “folly of youth”, the AFP's <b>Nina Larsson</b> explains.
UN slams Sweden over Iraqi deportations
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday expressed strong concern at reports that Sweden plans to sent 25 Iraqis back to Baghdad despite repeated advice that conditions are unsafe there.
Sweden deported man to the wrong country
A 52-year-old man has been deported to the wrong country after Sweden rejected his application for asylum.
Sweden deports Iraqis despite UN criticism
Sweden deported 56 Iraqis to Baghdad on Wednesday in the face of stern criticism from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
UNHCR warns Sweden over Iraq deportations
Sweden was one of four European states warned by by the UN refugee agency on Tuesday over plans to deport Iraqi refugees to Baghdad, underlining the continued nationwide security threats.
Palestinians from Iraq granted shelter in Sweden and Iceland
Palestinian refugees stranded for two years in desperate conditions on the Iraq-Syria border will be resettled in Iceland and Sweden in the coming weeks, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Sweden halts return of child asylum seekers to Greece
The Swedish Migration Board (Migationsveket) has halted the deportation of children to Greece after learning that asylum seeking children risk being locked up there for up to three weeks.