Prosecutors in Malmö have decided to reopen an investigation into racist remarks made by police officers during disturbances in the city’s Rosengård neighbourhood in December. We were shocked but not amazed that the allegations had been so quickly dismissed so this investigation is welcomed.
Malmö police came under fierce criticism following comments in a police video which revealed officers making a number of racist and threatening remarks.
Torsdag, 19 februari, arrangerade creative director Roland Williams ett TED-inspirerat evenemang på FantasiHuset i centrala Stockholm. Över hundra gäster dök upp för att höra bland andra, Urbanlifes Andy Collins delta i en paneldiskussion om social media och dess inflytande på samhället idag. Gästlistan inkluderade personer från Sony Ericsson, Scandic Hotels, Newsdesk och IP-Only.
If you are in or around Stockholm, Sunday 8 February we urge you to attend a seminar being held at Biograf Zita, Birger Jarlsgatan 37 between 15:00 and 16:30. The theme is 'Vad är den europeiska identiteten?' (What is the European identity?)
In an alarming exposure, the Local reports that Swedish Police in Scania, the southern part of Sweden, use the N word to describe persons of colour in their textbooks.