The Latest Breaking News from Stockholm

‘Nobody has told us anything’: Bibby Stockholm residents prepare for ‘boring’ Christmas

Asylum seekers living on the vessel moored in Portland, Dorset say they expect another ‘boring’ day on the ‘floating prison’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

Coroner asks Home Office for statement on man’s death on Bibby Stockholm

Coroner gives department six weeks to respond as inquest opens into death of Leonard Farruku on barge

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: Albanian asylum seeker died from ‘compression of the neck’

Leonard Farruku was found unresponsive aboard the accommodation vessel at Portland Port.

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023

At Stockholm Auction, Vintage Ikea Goes High-end

At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully-curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from flatpack furniture retailer Ikea was sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000).

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

Appeal Verdict Due In Ex-Iran Official's Trial In Sweden

A Swedish appeals court will announce on Tuesday its verdict in the trial of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence in a lower court for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

Man who died on Bibby Stockholm named as 27-year-old from Albania

AN asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm barge has been identified as a 27-year-old man from Albania.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 18, 2023

Albanian asylum seeker who died on Bibby Stockholm treated ‘like an animal’, says sister

Body of Leonard Farruku, 27, discovered on board barge last week

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2023

Bibby Stockholm asylum seeker who died in suspected suicide is named

Other refugees onboard say Albanian national Leonard Farruku appeared to be in distress before he died

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Bibby Stockholm barge must be closed immediately

Letter: The barge is no place to accommodate people who have fled violence, persecution and torture, say campaigners and MPs

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

More than 60 charities demand closure of Bibby Stockholm barge

MPs and charities say asylum seekers paying ‘appalling price’ in week of suspected suicide onboard

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023