Daniel Carnestedt, a lawyer who's working pro bono to help people seeking asylum in Sweden.Lyssna: Lawyers boycott asylum cases after Sweden abolishes right to public counselAround 145 migration lawyers in Sweden are refusing to give legal advice to asylum seekers.The Swedish Bar Association this summer called for a boycott after Sweden abolished the right to a public counsel for asylum seekers, replacing this with a right to two to three hours of legal advice. The lawyers say this change could put legal safeguards at risk..The Swedish Migration Agency admits the boycott has created issues for them, but dismisses criticism that the new system poses legal risks.
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Sweden's Migration Agency is completely overhauling the way it handles citizenship cases, with those who have waited longest now handled first, in response to criticism of "unreasonably long citizenship queues" from a go…
Sweden began voting Sunday in a general election after a tight race that will see either the far-right enter government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaim power.
Sweden's right-wing Tidö bloc showed a united front at a press conference on Wednesday, after Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch promised not to back Magdalena Andersson as prime minister even if the alternative was a…
In this week's podcast: lawyers claim rule of law endangered in Sweden, threats in the Riksdag after citizenship vote scandal, museums risk closure, and take on our panelist in a a Swedish civics quiz.
The group leaders from parties in the Swedish parliament are meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss how to rescue the system of pairing-off after the far-right Sweden Democrats shattered the agreement by sending MPs to…
The far-right Sweden Democrats will wield significant influence in government if the four centre-right parties win the September 2026 election, said Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Sweden’s left-wing parties would govern with a large majority if only women were allowed to vote. But if men had their way, the right would dominate completely. Why do women and men in Sweden view politics so differently…
Sweden’s right-wing coalition last week urged the EU to suspend trade ties with Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepened, but the government’s toughening stance on Tel Aviv has not gone down well with its parli…
The number of people applying for asylum in Sweden in the first six months of this year has dropped 30 percent compared to the same period last year, according to new statistics from the Migration Agency.
Drivers told to leave their car at home after heavy snowfall continues in parts of northern Sweden – and Sweden Democrat MP resigns after sexual misconduct allegations. Here's the latest news.
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Johnny DeppAmerikansk skådespelare och musikerJohan Strang, professor of Nordic Studies at the University of Helsinki, has been studying the political traditions of the Nordic countries. He says there is something distinctive about the Swedish approach.Lyssna: 1113…
The Swedish National Agency for Education has asked TikTok to take down the account that leaked the test.Lyssna: Sweden's national test for Year 9 students leaked on TikTokThe oral section of Sweden's national test in Sw…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.Lyssna: Centre Party deadline for Social Democrats and Moderates approachesThe deadline set by Centre Party leader for Sweden’s two potential prime ministers expires this aft…
Holm won the high jump gold at the Athens games in 2004.Lyssna: Former Olympic Gold medallist to be prosecuted for assaultFormer Swedish Olympic gold medallist Stefan Holm is being prosecuted for assault, the Swedish Pro…
Snow will continue throughout the day in Sweden's north.Lyssna: Snow storm up north continues — motorists told to stay homeIt's still snowing heavily around Skellefteå and large parts of Sweden's north in general.But the…
24 Thai berry pickers were deported from Sweden last summer.Lyssna: Thai berry pickers coming to Sweden — on tourist visas 3A number of Thai berry pickers came to Sweden for work last summer on Schengen tourist visas.Thi…
The book, called The New Normal, draws on fieldwork at three workplaces in Sweden, from a department store to an office and a workplace with highly educated employees.Lyssna: 1112 ENG New book challenges Sweden's narrati…
Defence ministers from the five Nordic countries have been meeting in Oslo this week.Lyssna: Nordic countries aiming for new defence agreementThe five Nordic countries are working towards a new defence agreement that wil…
Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson presented the caretaker government's budget on Thursday morning.Lyssna: Caretaker government's budget presented — free of election promisesFinance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson of th…