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Sweden’s AI Welfare System Faces Discrimination Allegations

Sweden’s AI Welfare System Faces Discrimination Allegations

Amnesty International has called for the immediate discontinuation of the AI systems used by Försäkringskassan, Sweden’s Social Insurance Agency, following an investigation revealing discriminatory practices. The report, conducted by Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet, found that the algorithm disproportionately flagged…
Sweden: Trial begins for far-right Danish-Swedish politician over Qur’an burnings

Sweden: Trial begins for far-right Danish-Swedish politician over Qur’an burnings

Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the far-right Danish Stram Kurs party, began trial in Sweden on charges of incitement against an ethnic group and insult, making him the first individual prosecuted in connection with Qur’an burnings, Arab News reported yesterday.…
Sweden Charges Woman with War Crimes Against Yazidis

Sweden Charges Woman with War Crimes Against Yazidis

A 52-year-old Swedish woman, Lina Laina Ishaq, has been charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria while associated with the IS group, VOA reported yesterday. This marks the…
Sweden: Far-right group stages demonstration demanding expulsion of Muslims

Sweden: Far-right group stages demonstration demanding expulsion of Muslims

A far-right group has organized a demonstration demanding the expulsion of Muslims from Sweden. The group, which gathered in Odenplan and marched towards Sergels Torg in Stockholm, chanted slogans such as “We don’t want Muslims in our country” and called…
Sweden: Woman wins discrimination case after being fired for wearing hijab

Sweden: Woman wins discrimination case after being fired for wearing hijab

Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman on Thursday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who had complained of facing discrimination for wearing a headscarf, Anadolu Agency reported. The Ombudsman stated that an airline’s uniform dress code policy resulted in the unfair dismissal…
Two extremists burn copy of Holy Quran in front of Grand Mosque of Stockholm on Eid al-Fitr

Two extremists burn copy of Holy Quran in front of Grand Mosque of Stockholm on Eid al-Fitr

Reports from Sweden indicated that two individuals, a man and a woman, burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Grand Mosque of Stockholm on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. This incident occurred after they obtained…
Swedish Court orders deportation of Quran-offender Iraqi refugee

Swedish Court orders deportation of Quran-offender Iraqi refugee

The Swedish Migration Court has confirmed that an Iraqi man who staged a series of public Quran burnings last year will be deported, Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday. While Salwan Momika has been accused of providing false information in his asylum…
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