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Koran burner Salwan Momika ordered to leave Sweden

Published 28 October 2023
– By Editorial Staff
Salwan Momika in Stockholm this summer.

The Iraqi Quran burner, Salwan Momika, will be deported from Sweden. According to the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket), he provided false information for his residency application.

37-year-old Momika has been known since July for burning the Quran on several occasions in Sweden, where he also desecrated the scripture with bacon and tore out pages to wipe his shoes. That same month, the Swedish Migration Agency announced that they would review his residency permit.

The Migration Agency has now decided not to extend the Iraqi’s residence permit, and as a result, he will be deported from Sweden. The reason given is that he allegedly provided false information in his application.

– The basis is that it has been deemed that he provided false details about his need for protection when he applied for a residency permit in Sweden. I cannot go into details, says Jesper Tengroth, the press chief of the Migration Agency, to the taxpayer-funded SVT.

Momika came to Sweden in April 2021 and was granted a three-year residency permit. He was also granted a temporary residence permit for the period from October 25, 2023, to April 16, 2024, due to enforcement obstacles related to the risk of him being tortured in Iraq. Momika himself says that he will not comply with the deportation order and that he will “live and die in Sweden.” Deportation orders in Sweden are not a guarantee that authorities can or intend to enforce them. Over 26,000 people are currently in Sweden despite deportation orders.

“I will not leave Sweden. I will live and die in Sweden. The Migration Agency has made a serious mistake. I suspect there are hidden political motives behind this decision. I will appeal,” Momika told SVT.

Momika has been surrounded by speculations, especially after the Iranian intelligence ministry identified his Quran burnings as a commissioned project for the Israeli security service Mossad, and it later emerged that he had made a deal with an actor to attack him during one of his actions. He himself describes the purpose of these provocative actions as intended to advocate for “freedom” and to garner support from the public and politicians to ban the Quran.

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The Swedish Cancer Society’s secretary general calls for mass vaccination campaign

Published today 9:34
– By Editorial Staff
Ulrika Årehed Kågström calls for more people to take the criticized drug Gardasil.

Vaccination against cervical cancer is currently free but will be subject to a fee this summer. Ulrika Årehed Kågström, Secretary General of the Swedish Cancer Society, calls in a debate article for HPV vaccinations to be increased before the fee is introduced.

In December, around 7,000 young women a week were vaccinated against HPV, a virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer. The high figure was due to a misconception that free vaccination would end at the turn of the year. In January, the vaccination rate has since dropped significantly, writes Årehed Kågström in an opinion piece in the Schibsted newspaper Aftonbladet.

The free vaccination will last until June 30, after which it will cost around SEK 6,000 (€530). For Sweden to have a chance of reaching its goal of eradicating cervical cancer, the Secretary-General believes that at least 70% of women born in 1994-1999 should be vaccinated before the fee is introduced.

For Sweden to be the first in the world to eradicate cervical cancer, the vaccination rate must return to previous levels as soon as possible, and the regions must make it easier for women to book an appointment”, she writes.

She finds it “alarming” that vaccination rates are low and calls for increased efforts, especially in Skåne, Stockholm and Västra Götaland. To reach more people, she suggests measures such as improved accessibility, invitations, targeted marketing on social media and offering vaccinations at events, workplaces and other meeting places for young women.

Criticized vaccine

Of the three HPV vaccines approved in the EU, only Gardasil 9 is used in Sweden, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The vaccine, developed by the German pharmaceutical company Merck, is approved for use from the age of nine.

Gardasil was introduced in Sweden in 2012, but following severe side effects from the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, a safety study was also initiated for the HPV vaccine. However, the Swedish Medical Products Agency halted the study in 2015 before its completion, leading to protests from Rebecca Chandler, the agency’s then safety expert for Gardasil. As early as 2014, she had attempted to have the disease POTS classified as a suspected side effect to prompt further investigation, but without success. After submitting a written protest, she chose to resign from her position at the agency.

Gardasil has also been criticized in the past, including in a documentary by the Danish state channel TV2, which tells the story of some of the girls who were seriously injured by the HPV vaccine, and how their families had to fight against the authorities who refused to give them recognition.

Queen Silvia: “Where did the beautiful Sweden go?”

Mass shooting in Örebro

Published yesterday 12:36
– By Editorial Staff
Queen Silvia notes that Sweden is no longer recognizable.

Shootings, murders in the street and explosions have long been part of everyday life in Sweden. Recently, what is described as the worst mass shooting in Swedish history occurred in Örebro.

Queen Silvia is one of many people who are deeply concerned about where Sweden is heading, and the Queen is calling on everyone to help rebuild the badly damaged country.

The Queen and the King visited Örebro yesterday to show their support after the mass murder, and she sadly noted that she no longer recognizes the Sweden that welcomed her half a century ago.

– I have a great wish for all the Swedish people. Where did the beautiful Sweden go?

– I want to ask everyone to help rebuild it and strengthen Sweden’s good… I don’t want to say reputation, but name. Everything that it means to be Swedish. That is my wish now. A lot has happened recently, and it is my great wish, as well as the King’s, that we all come together to restore the beautiful Sweden that once was, she continued.

The King was also saddened, saying that Swedes today “live in a terrible society” and that this is a trend that must be reversed.

– We must listen to each other. We must be able to talk to each other and dare to help each other. It is something we must learn.

Outraged viewers: Swedish TV4 spreads disinformation about the mass murder

Mass shooting in Örebro

Published yesterday 11:53
– By Editorial Staff
A large number of viewers note that the person in the clip seems to be saying something completely different from what TV4's “experts” claim.

Telia-owned TV4 is now accused of spreading disinformation about the mass murder in Örebro in order to chase clicks and link the shooter to racism and “right-wing extremism”.

TV4 News claims to have analyzed an audio clip recorded in connection with the killing, and claims that the perpetrator in this is heard shouting “You’re getting out of Europe” – and implicitly then must have been driven by some kind of anti-immigration motive.

The clip is said to have been recorded by a man hiding inside a toilet during the mass shooting, and several shots can be heard being fired.

TV4 News has had sound technicians with special equipment analyze the sound and filter out noise and enhance what is said. We have let several people without prior knowledge of what is heard in the recording listen to the sound – all have come to the same conclusion. After filtering, it is possible to decipher how someone is shouting: ‘You’re getting out of Europe!’, they claim, and have also published the clip with Tv4’s interpretation added as subtitles.

Translation: Completely frivolous. So you post the clip with text to what is “said”? Of course people will hear what you want us to hear if you add text.
We will not contribute to rumor spreading, you say and publish this.

“Should be tried in court”

However, the media channel is now being accused of deliberately spreading false information to whip up hatred, with many viewers noting that it is not possible to hear what is being said at all – nor do they know who is shouting in the clip.

Don’t you realize how dangerous it is to spread this disinformation? But maybe that’s the point? This should be tried in court”, writes one outraged user.

Others point out that it appears to be someone other than the shooter who is shouting, and that TV4 simply seems to have come up with its own interpretation, which seems to be based mostly on what they themselves wish the mass murderer would have shouted.

Everyone hears that it is not possible to interpret what you claim. Think about your social responsibility. Spreading disinformation now is not very clever”, says civil engineer Fredric Morenius, who reviewed the clip himself.

The police have previously urged the public not to spread rumors and unconfirmed information from the shooting, and many point out that the establishment media should also listen to this call. It has also been noted that there is currently no indication that the perpetrator was driven by any ideological motives.

Translation: It’s not the shooter talking in the TV4 clip!
Listen to the first shot: you can clearly hear the shell bouncing on the floor several times afterwards.
The shooter is standing directly outside the toilet door and shoots. The second shell is also heard.
The voice comes from someone much further away.

Swedish police reticent on mass shooter details

Deteriorating safety

Updated yesterday 11:27 Published 5 February 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Roberto Eid Forest, police area commander in Örebro and a blurred image of a person who could be the shooter.

Police are keeping a tight lid on the details of the shooter in Örebro – but say there is currently no indication that he acted with ideological motives.

According to the Police Authority, at least 11 people were killed in yesterday’s shooting at Campus Risbergska, an adult education campus in Örebro. The perpetrator is said to be among the deceased – reportedly taking his own life after the attack. The shooter is described as being in his mid-30s and a resident of Örebro.

– He is not previously known to the police and has no connection to any gang. What we believe is that it is a lone perpetrator, I want to emphasize that the situation can change, said Police Area Commander Roberto Eid Forest, during a press conference.

The person the police believe is the suspect is among the deceased. We do not yet know the motive for the school shooting in Örebro, but everything indicates that the perpetrator has acted alone without an ideological motive”, they wrote in a press release.

“False narratives” are being spread

The police will not comment further on the shooter’s background or identity – something that has quickly led to countless speculations on forums and social media where several people have been wrongly identified as the perpetrator.

The police also warn that “false narratives” are being spread on the internet and urge the public to rely on “official communications from the police and other authorities”.

We publish confirmed information about the incident continuously on polisen.se. Remember not to spread rumors and speculation. It can complicate the work of the police and create distrust and concern”, they write.

They also state that they do not see any increased general threat or any increased danger to the public after yesterday’s events.