Riots grip Stockholm suburbs after police shooting

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Series Details 22.05.13
Publication Date 22/05/2013
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Reports and analysis of social unrest in Stockholm and other cities in Sweden in May 2013, especially amongst immigrant communities and the young in the suburbs.

The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet wrote 'The riots that have broken out in recent days in the suburbs of Stockholm show that the many immigrants who live there have not been integrated. The fault lies with the government and the lack of political will to take action on education and employment'.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22622909
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Aftonbladet, 23.05.13: Husby riots reveal profound failure (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3803391-husby-riots-reveal-profound-failure
The Local.se, 24.05.13: Schools burn on fifth night of Stockholm riots http://www.thelocal.se/48100/20130524/
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Göteborgs-Posten, 24.05.13: Egalitarianism isn’t what it used to be (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3804661-egalitarianism-isn-t-what-it-used-be
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BBC News, 25.05.13: Sweden riots spread beyond Stockholm despite extra police http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22656657
The Local.se, 25.05.13: Stockholm riots spread west on sixth night http://www.thelocal.se/48130/20130525/
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The Guardian, 26.05.13: Sweden: reading the riots http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/26/editorial-sweden-reading-the-riots
The Local.se, 27.05.13: Stockholm riots calm down by seventh night http://www.thelocal.se/48150/20130527/
Spiegel Online International, 27.05.13: Unrest in Sweden: Jobless Youths Suffer 'Discrimination and Harassment' (interview) http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/interview-arne-johansson-on-youth-unemployment-and-rioting-in-sweden-a-902102.html
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The Economist, 01.06.13: Sweden’s riots. A blazing surprise (editorial) http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21578725-scandinavian-idyll-disrupted-arson-and-unrest-blazing-surprise
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The Local.se, 27.05.13: Integration, anger, and the Stockholm riots http://www.thelocal.se/48158/20130527/
The Local.se, 30.05.13: Minister warns Husby unrest may fuel prejudice http://www.thelocal.se/48238/20130530/

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