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Sweden’s Awakening: Citizenship of Dual Nationals To Be Revoked in Gang Crackdown

Sweden’s government has announced plans to amend the constitution to allow authorities to revoke Swedish citizenship for dual nationals involved in gang-related crimes. The move comes in response to rising organised crime and security concerns, which Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer has described as threats to democracy.

The reforms will enable parliament to strip dual citizens of their Swedish nationality if they are found guilty of crimes threatening state security or linked to organised criminal networks. This aligns with similar policies in Denmark, where citizenship can already be revoked for actions harmful to state interests. By targeting gang leaders orchestrating violent crimes from abroad, the government aims to disrupt networks responsible for a dramatic rise in shootings and bombings.

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Nearly two thirds of convicted rapists in Sweden are migrants or second generation immigrants

Nearly two thirds of convicted rapists in Sweden are migrants or second generation immigrants, a new study has found.

Researchers at Lund University found that 63 per cent of convictions for rape or attempted rape were handed down to people born abroad, or whose parents were born abroad.

The study examined 4,000 convictions between 2000 and 2024 and also suggested that the longer a foreigner lived in Sweden, the less likely they were to commit rape.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Sweden

Sweden celebrates huge success in migrant crackdown as number granted asylum hits 40-year low

The number of migrants granted asylum in Sweden dropped to the lowest level in 40 years in 2024, according to the country’s government – the result of a decade-long crackdown on immigration.

Sweden stunned the world by taking in nearly 163,000 asylum seekers during the 2015 migrant crisis – the highest number per capita of any EU country.

But following a dramatic policy reversal, just 6,250 asylum-related residence permits were granted in the Scandinavian country last year, according to Migration Minister Johan Forssell, who cited fresh statistics from the Migration Agency.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Sweden

Why ‘open-hearted’ Sweden brought in a wholesale crackdown on asylum

After the 2015 refugee crisis, years of liberal migration policies met the tough reality of gangs, riots and failed integration

Sweden is set to record its lowest number of asylum applications in a quarter of a century after a wholesale crackdown, its migration minister has told The Times.

For decades the Nordic state took a uniquely “open-hearted” approach to refugees, including Europe’s most liberal programme of state support for them to sustain their native languages and cultures. During the 2015 migration crisis Sweden took in nearly 163,000 asylum seekers, more in per capita terms than any other European Union member.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Sweden

Sweden To Review Refugee Status for Migrants Vacationing in Countries They Fled From

The Swedish government has given its migration agency an expanded mandate to collaborate with police and embassies on new procedures for tracking and investigating asylum seekers’ travel to their countries of origin. The initiative aims to make the process more efficient by improving information sharing between agencies. The agencies have been asked to deliver a joint report by July 1, 2025.

A Novus survey for the news magazine Bulletin in 2022 found that 79% of immigrants who came to Sweden as refugees have at least once traveled back to their country of origin for a vacation.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inImmigration invasion, Sweden

Why Sweden is cracking down on cousin marriages

In Sweden, marrying your first cousin has long been legal, though as in the UK it is widely frowned upon. Yet in response to the growing number of cousin marriages in Sweden after a rise in migration, the government has announced plans to ban the practice next year. A Bill is currently being drafted. In Norway, a ban on cousin marriage was adopted this summer. Denmark may soon follow in the footsteps of its Nordic neighbours.

The reason for the move is the same in all the Nordic countries; within certain large immigrant communities, the practice of cousin marriage remains common. In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, up to half of all marriages are between relatives. Pakistan, which has a significant immigrant population in the UK, has one of the highest prevalence of cousin marriages in the world.

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Sweden Accuses Iran of Sending Thousands of Texts Calling for Revenge After Quran Burnings

Swedish authorities said on Sept. 24 that Iran was responsible for hacking into a messaging service and sending thousands of text messages urging people in the country to seek revenge for the 2023 Quran burnings.

The cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which hacked into a Swedish company that runs a major SMS service and sent “15,000 text messages in Swedish” in response to a series of public burnings of the Islamic central religious text in August 2023, according to officials in Stockholm.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Iran, Islam and violence, Sweden

Sweden offers immigrants £26,000 to return home

Sweden has announced that it will pay immigrants up to £26,000 to return to their native countries, raising the existing financial incentive by a factor of more than 30.

The Nordic country, which from the 1970s to the 2010s prided itself on having some of the world’s most liberal asylum and integration policies, is going through a “paradigm shift” in its approach, according to its migration minister.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Sweden

Swedish Study of Gun Violence Ignores Migration, Ethnicity of Shooters

A report from Sweden’s Crime Prevention Council (BRÅ), commissioned by the government to study the increase in gun violence, completely fails to consider mass migration or the ethnicity or culture of shooters in its analysis.

Henrik Angerbrandt, one of the authors behind the study, told news outlet Samnytt that the study did not include the background of perpetrators as it was not considered interesting for the report: “We have not looked at the individual level. We have not looked at foreign backgrounds, and we have generally not examined socioeconomic factors.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Sweden

‘Success:’ Sweden Has ‘Net Emigration’ for the First Time in 50 Years

For decades, Sweden had been known as the destination for non-European immigrants because of its welcoming culture and perhaps overly generous welfare system. But now that era seems to be ending. The Swedish Ministry of Justice recently announced that Sweden is on track to register the lowest total number of asylum seekers this year since 1997, having already reached ‘net emigration’ for the first time in half a century, meaning that more people left in 2024 than arrived.

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Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm among usual suspects

Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm across society

Doctors, social workers and librarians are among those in Sweden who have sounded the alarm over a proposal being explored by a government-appointed committee that would force public sector workers to report undocumented people to authorities.

The proposal – which has been referred to as the “snitch law” by some – was among the many measures included in a 2022 agreement struck between four rightwing parties in the country. The deal paved the way for a coalition government involving three centre-right parties with parliamentary support from the far-right anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD).

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Sweden

Sweden is turning into Europe’s Islamist hotspot

The threat of IS has been growing; not just in Europe, but the rest of the world too. This year, there has been an increasing number of foiled plots and threats that are coming from Islamic State networks in Africa. Proof of this came on Tuesday when the US Treasury sanctioned Isis networks across Africa, specifically in Somalia and Mozambique.

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Sweden accuses Iran of paying local street gangs to conduct anti-Semitic attacks

Where are these strange anti-Semitic attacks, such as that which happened at the Brooklyn Museum, coming from?

For all the evidence out there that foundations are doing the dirty work, which is perfectly real, an important story linked by Instapundit found that Sweden has accused Iran of paying off street gangs to conduct antisemitic attacks in that country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Iran, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Sweden

Sweden: Iran Uses Criminal Gangs To Carry Out Terror Attacks

Sweden’s Security Service Säpo confirmed on Thursday that the Iranian regime is recruiting criminals to conduct attacks on Jewish targets in the Scandinavian country. This corroborates earlier intelligence reports from Israel’s spy agency Mossad.

At a joint press conference with the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm, Swedish counter-intelligence chief Daniel Stenling described Iran as wanting to use “criminal networks” as “proxies.” He indicated Iran’s chargé d’affaires would be summoned to a meeting on Friday to answer the claims.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Sweden

Sweden ramps up Eurovision security amid Quran burnings and protests

Inside the Malmo Arena, Eurovision fans can expect a spectacular show brimming with colourful costumes and carefully rehearsed performances. Outside, the atmosphere may be darker: Swedish police are expecting Quran burnings, protests and a continued elevated terrorist threat.

A polarised debate surrounding the conflict in Gaza and Israel’s participation in the song contest have intensified the workload for law enforcement. About 100,000 visitors are expected in Malmo for the Eurovision week.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Sweden