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Terror-linked Samidoun actively promoting terror, armed resistance in Sweden

The NGO, which referred to the October 7 attacks as a "great revolutionary event," is designated as a terrorist entity by Israel, Germany, the US, and Canada.

A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "US Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 28, 2026.

Rubio says US does not dispute Navalny poisoning assessment by Europeans

People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison

A Danish F-16 fighter jet takes off from Kangerlussuaq airport as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025.

Swedish fighter jets to patrol Greenland as part of NATO Arctic mission


Bullet-riddled Quran found outside Stockholm mosque, note urges Muslims 'return to their homeland'

Attached to the Quran was a sticker bearing a message, written in both Arabic and Swedish, urging Muslims to “return to their homeland.”

An Iranian protester holds the Quran in her hand during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023.

Iran arrests Swedish citizen, accuses him of spying for Israel during 12-Day War

Iranian media claimed authorities arrested a Swedish citizen who was spying for Israel during the June war, with a verdict in the case expected within days.

 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

Sweden’s funding scandal empowered antisemitic networks, endangered Jews - opinion

Roughly $100 million in public funds in Sweden were diverted to institutional networks tied to radical Islamic actors, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported.

A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

Taxpayer-funded Swedish schools tied to Islamist extremist welfare fraud - report

A Swedish investigation finds over 1 billion kronor in taxpayer-backed preschool and school funds siphoned to an Islamist-linked welfare fraud network.

A Swedish classroom; illustrative.

Swedes suspected of attacking Israeli embassies face terrorism charges in Denmark

According to Danish media, the men,18 and 21 years old respectively, have been accused of attacking the Israeli embassy in October 2024.

Police officers talk during the investigation of two blasts near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2, 2024.

Drone sighting halts operations at Belgium’s Brussels, Sweden's Gothenburg airports

Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary airport closures in several countries.

A police vehicle is parked at the Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport as the airspace above was temporarily closed after drones were observed around the airport, in Gothenburg, Sweden November 6, 2025.

Swedish prosecutors charge self-radicalized teen planning to blow himself up at Stockholm festival

The man was also indicted, along with a 17-year-old boy, for planning to murder a man in a small town in southern Germany last year. They both deny the charges.

Police secures the area near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm after a suspected shooting on October 1, 2024

Fisherman digging for worms uncovers lost hoard of medieval coins

Sofia Andersson, an antiquarian at the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, said the discovery is “one of the largest silver hoards from the early Middle Ages ever found in Sweden.”

Ett unikt föremål bestående av tre myntkedjor av vikingatida engelska mynt, sammanfogade med silverringar och hängande på en kopparplatta. Fyra mynt längst till vänster sitter löst, och det är oklart om de har ingått i kedjan. Alla mynten är av de engelska Crux- och Long Cross-typer.

Norwegian state TV faces backlash for airing antisemitic jokes about Jews

Norwegian state TV sparks outrage after NRK hosts joke about Jews, drawing condemnation from Israeli officials and Jewish groups.

A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Jewish International Film Festival in Sweden postponed as theaters cite security concerns

The festival was supposed to run from November 29 to December 2, and was intended to celebrate 250 years of Jewish life in Sweden.

 Jewish International Film Festival