Police in Malmö, southern Sweden, have admitted that they are “embarrassed and irritated” after a man was murdered and a police station fire bombed, despite a huge drive to combat crime in the area. Read the full story

Dagens Nyheter reports that the Police in Malmo has arrested a man suspected for the seemingly random shootings that have taken place in Malmo in Sweden over the last year. Read the full story

Jewish residents in the southern Swedish city of Malmo are being increasingly targeted by anti-Semitic threats and harassment, causing many to flee the city out of safety concerns. Read the full story

Summer street festivals are usually happy events where residents of diverse neighbourhoods turn out to promote their culture and enjoy the fun. But a recent event held in Malmo’s Rosengard district devolved into a street brawl as non-local activists were kicked out of the area by local residents. Read the full story

Around 6,000 people demonstrated against Israel during a recent Davis Cup tennis match held in Sweden. The match, which was held in Malmo, was closed to all public spectators because the city could not guarantee the safety of the Israeli players. Read the full story

Tensions in the southern Swedish university town of Malmo flared up again over the eviction of squatters, resulting in two nights of violent rioting. Riot police from Gothenburg and Stockholm were called in to provide support for their besieged colleagues who were pelted with Molotov cocktails, rocks and other debris. Read the full story

Police in Sweden have embarked on a mission to evict squatters living in the south of the country, with the university town of Malmo turning into something of a hotbed of activism. The squatters are not happy about an ongoing housing shortage in the region, so they’ve taken to the streets in Malmo and Lund to protest the need for more homes in southern Sweden.

The Local newspaper reported that around 100 demonstrators gathered in the heart of Malmo, while a group of young people in Lund’s town centre hung banners from a building. The protests were the result of an earlier incident at an empty building owned by the Swedish National Rail Read the full story

In an attempt to raise awareness about globalisation, a group of more than 10,000 protestors from around Europe converged on the Swedish town of Malmo to publicise their message. This peaceful protest was held alongside the annual European Social Forum, which is in its fifth year, Yahoo! reports.

In what was one of the biggest protest marches ever seen Read the full story