Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quit The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025
‘Now we are not safe’: Sweden’s Kurds fear Nato deal has sold them out Sweden’s sizeable Kurdish population sees signs of rising repression after Turkey demanded action as price of Nato admission The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
‘People don’t want to hear about it’: how the pandemic shaped Sweden’s politics Inequality and national identity are high on the agenda as the country votes. But few want to heed Covid’s lessons The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022
NATO deal with Turkey greeted with caution and concern in Sweden Sweden and Finland took a step closer to joining the NATO military alliance after Turkey's decision to drop its objections, but there may still be snags to overcome as some critics say the deal hands a foreign policy veto to Ankara. Reuters · Jun 29, 2022
Former Kurdish rebel has key role in Sweden's NATO bid A former Kurdish rebel fighter turned Swedish lawmaker has emerged as a central figure in the drama surrounding Sweden and Finland’s historic bid to join NATO The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Swedish government survives key vote amid troubled NATO bid Sweden’s justice minister has narrowly survived a no confidence vote in parliament over surging crime The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Swedish MP Kakabaveh says she won't vote against justice minister Swedish independent member of parliament Amineh Kakabaveh will refrain from voting on a no-confidence motion against Justice Minister Morgan Johansson, she told public broadcaster SVT on Tuesday, likely preventing a collapse of the government. Reuters · Jun 7, 2022