Elin Ersson prevented a plane from taking off that had an Afghan man aboard who was supposed to be deported back to his country. A Swedish court ruled that she will not have to spend time in jail, but ordered her to pay a fine.
A Swedish activist is facing legal action for stopping a plane from flying with an Afghan deportee on board. While she may have had good intentions, the outcome took an unexpected turn. Did she make the right decision?
In 2015, *Mohammed was arrested after being accused of selling Christian literature – a crime which carries the death penalty in his native Afghanistan. While in transit to the court, Mohammed managed to escape his captors after Taliban gunmen ambushed the police convoy he was traveling in. Now, he faces imminent deportation back to Afghanistan, because the country in which he sought refuge – Sweden – doesn’t consider his home province a conflict zone.
A Swedish court has ruled that the suspension of family unifications, under a provisional Swedish law, violates the right to family unity and the best interest of minors who are granted subsidiary protection.
A Swedish student and human rights activist famous for having grounded a Gothenburg flight in July to prevent an Afghan asylum seeker from being sent back to his home country will stand trial. The 21-year-old will be facing charges of breaking the country's aviation law.
Migrants and refugees are guaranteed certain rights under the Refugee Convention, but do they go far enough? Should they have the right to vote in national as well as local elections in their host countries? InfoMigrants takes a look at political participation of refugees and migrants across the EU.
Sweden’s far-right and anti-immigrant party, the Sweden Democrats, scored high in the country’s recent elections, massively increasing its influence. This stands in sharp contrast to the fact that Sweden stood at the forefront of helping refugees during the 2015 migrant crisis. Here is a brief history of Sweden's generous immigration and asylum policies.
About every two minutes, a child goes missing in Europe. Many of these children are migrants – some who have come to Europe with their families, others alone. They are registered, and then they disappear, and no one seems to know what to do about it.
Swedes will cast their votes this weekend in what is expected to be one of the most important general elections in the country’s recent history. Polls predict a narrow win for the ruling Social Democrat-Green coalition, but all eyes are on the populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which has been gaining ground.
By refusing to take her seat on a flight, Elin Ersson planned to prevent the deportation of Ismail Khawari back to Afghanistan. However, the man was not onboard and has now been deported after all. DW spoke with him.
A young Swedish woman on Monday stood up to airline authorities and prevented the deportation of a 52-year old Afghan who was on the same plane as her. She may face jail time for her protest.
Support for the far-right Sweden Democrats has surged as the country prepares to go to the polls in September. Following the election of populist anti-immigration leaders across much of Europe, the Scandinavian nation once seen as a champion of humanitarian values is becoming increasingly divided.