For decades, Sweden was known as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for refugees. It took pride in pursuing one of Europe’s most generous asylum policies, and often presented itself as a ...

The Swedish Migration Agency has refused to issue a new refugee travel document to Alexey Makarov, a Russian political ...

50 refugee children were evacuated from a shelter in Falun prior to a neo-Nazi march on May Day due to safety concerns, the municipality has explained. On May 1st around 500 people took part in a ...

A new poll suggests growing numbers of Swedes want their country to take in fewer migrants, as the nation continues to welcome an unprecedented influx of asylum seekers. The poll by Sifo, published in ...

The 17-year-old boy has (forged) Chinese papers and speaks with a strong North Korean accent. However, Swedish authorities fear he may be a phony refugee, and wants China's help to identify him. The ...

NOT FAR from central Stockholm lies Stora Essingen, a sleepy island covered with lush trees and pretty houses. For years its residents voted overwhelmingly for the Moderate Party, Sweden’s mainstream ...

STOCKHOLM: The Swedish migration agency has said it is re-examining the residency permit of an Iraqi refugee who is behind several acts of Quran desecration in Stockholm in recent weeks, which have ...

Refugee immigration per capita in Sweden has been Europe’s largest for thirty years, and almost ten times above the European average over the last ten years. In a new report released today, economist ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish authorities will start setting up camps for refugees next week, and tens of thousands could spend the Swedish winter in tents, the Migration Agency said on Thursday.