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First 50 people coming to Bibby Stockholm asylum barge despite safety worries

Fire safety concerns and lack of lifejackets noted on the 500-capacity barge, moored in Portland, Dorset

The Guardian - UK

'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

The Conversation

Robin McKelvie: How to enjoy Scotland's forgotten archipelago

WHEN I ease out on the Maid of the Forth for an annual trip on the vast island-studded eponymous estuary I think of Stockholm, Athens and Venice, of…

The National (Scotland)

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Thousands in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon protest Koran desecration in Sweden

Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country's embassy in Iraq.

France 24

‘Cabins slightly larger than a prison cell’: life aboard the UK’s barge for asylum seekers

Home Office tour of asylum seeker Bibby Stockholm barge emphasises no-frills features including TVs that don’t work

The Guardian - UK

Protests across Muslim nations after Sweden allows second attack on Qur’an

Stockholm apologetic amid fears Turkey may delay lifting Nato veto following desecration of holy book

The Guardian - UK

Inside ‘quasi-prison’ barge set to house 500 migrants - as we go on board for the first time

With bunk beds, metal fencing and cabins for six people, Lizzie Dearden reports from the controversial Bibby Stockholm

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3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

It is unclear exactly when the Bibby Stockholm barge will start being used in Portland, Dorset, as the Government aims to slash hotel bills.

The Independent UK

Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning

Swedish telecoms company Ericsson also looking into reports that Iraq has suspended its work permits there.

Al Jazeera

Non-aligned no longer: Sweden embraces Nato

So there it is, said Erik Helmerson in Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm): “One hundred and fifty years of Swedish neutrality has been replaced by something new.” In a surprising – and very welcome – development last week, Turkey finally dropped its opposition to Sweden’s accession to Nato, so paving the way for…

The Week

Countries summon Sweden’s envoys to protest against Quran burning

Sweden’s ambassadors summoned by various countries to lodge protest over incidents in Stockholm.

Al Jazeera

Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings?

A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions about why such acts are allowed

The Independent UK

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month.

Al Jazeera

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, setting fire to part of the building.

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Evening Standard

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as man desecrates Koran in Stockholm

Diplomatic blow-up comes hours after protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Koran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

The Guardian - AU

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned burning of Qur’an in Stockholm

Baghdad also recalls chargé d’affaires from Sweden as protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

France 24

Diplomatic tensions rise between Stockholm, Baghdad after Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire and setting off a diplomatic furor.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm met by protesters as it arrives into Portland Port

Critics have lambasted the Government’s plans to house 500 migrants on the barge, calling them ‘immoral and cruel’.

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The Guardian - UK

Police separate rival protesters as asylum barge arrives in Portland

No to the Barge and Stand Up to Racism groups come together outside Dorset port gates where the Bibby Stockholm has docked

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Migrant barge with less living space than an average parking bay arrives in Dorset

Two more vessels commissioned by Rishi Sunak have nowhere to dock and are ‘returned to owners’

The Independent UK

Portland not the right place to be homing all of these people, say protesters

The Bibby Stockholm barge will house 500 asylum seekers.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer suggests two-child benefit cap row is example of what taking ‘tough choices’ involves – as it happened

Labour leader says party is having row about ‘touch choices’ at the moment during speech at thinktank run by Tony Blair

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm – live: Barge arrives in Dorset as UN says Illegal Migration Bill is against international law

The first asylum seekers are expected to arrive on the Bibby Stockholm later this month

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm: Protests as barge to house 500 asylum seekers arrives in Dorset port

The accommodation barge arrived in Portland Port on Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge docks in Dorset as protesters gather at quayside

Protesters gathered as the barge docked at the quayside in Portland, where it is due to house migrants later this month

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