Austria still has strong economic ties to Russia - about which Austrians and Ukrainians in the country have divided opinions. Pictured: Valeriia Ventskovska at the Universität Wien campus/Parliament of Austria in Vienna. Photo: Agnes Fältman.
Of: Agnes Fältman
Få länder within the EU still has så strong financial relationships to Russia as Österrich. The country's imports of Russian gas and många företag's continued operations in Russia after the war of aggression against Ukraine divides opinion among ömore sterile as well that newänth Ukrainians. Some believe that gas imports partially finance the war in Ukraine, others believes that the humanitära hjälpen ÖAustria gives to the waräruled the land bör stå in focus.
December 18, 2023, FUF-correspondents, Report
The government must condemn all war crimes consistently and immediately join the demands for a permanent ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. This is written by Robin Bankel, PhD in business administration. Photo: Wafa. Source: Wikimedia commons.
Of: Robin Bankel
on the recent escalation in Israel and Palestine reveals a double standard that undermines both humanitarian law which Sweden's reputation in the outside world. n has gett Israel an almost unconditional support, at the same time as the country's military on one systematically and fully controlled manner commits war crimes against a defenseless civilian population.
December 7, 2023, Debate
Girls and women were hit hardest by the powerful earthquake that occurred in Morocco in September. The earthquake affected, among other things, women's ability to take care of their hygiene and girls' ability to go to school. Pictured: Gwendolen Eamer, Principal Director of Emergency Operations at the IFRC. Photo: Benoît Carpentier/IFRC.
Of: Benjamin Frisk
on September 8, Morocco was hit by a strong earthquake which led to approximately 3 000 dead and 6 000 injured, according to . Among them var women and girls worst affected, and several organizations emphasize the weight of a gender-aware perspective at disaster response.
November 22, 2023, Development magazine explains
On November 14, Chalmers University of Technology made a decision to ban political demonstrations and posters on campus, which was discussed in debates and editorials during the past week. Photo: Blondinrikard Fröberg/Flickr.
Of: Mona Adam Abdi and Ellinor Berglund
Striderna continues in Israel and Palestine, and last week Chalmers University of Technology banned students and employees from participating in political demonstrations - which was met with widespread criticism. At the same time Swedish university students and employees have demanded that the government and universities ska boycott Israel by ending research and exchange collaborations.
November 20, 2023, Current debate
During the past week, several debaters have drawn attention to the growing anti-Semitism in the world. Photo/Source: Flickr.
Of: Ina Carlsson and Benjamin Frisk
Last week was it 85 years then the November pogroms, also called the crystal night. This refers including Svenska Dagbladet's editorial writer to, and mean to the material moisture meter shows you the growing antisemitism i World create gold in the Jewish the diaspora. Although the aid to Palestine and Sweden approach to the conflict between Israel and Hamas has continued to be subject for debate.
November 13, 2023, Current debate
Several debaters have discussed Sweden's handling of the conflict between Israel and Hamas during the past week. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Governingskansliet.
Of: Elin Prestgaard
The war between Israel and Hamas continues and the debate in Sweden has been characterized by discussions about growing anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the wake of the conflict. During the past week, large parts of the debate have been about how the conflict is handled by Swedish politicians and portrayed in the media.
November 6, 2023, Current debate
Russia has gradually shifted its position in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Development Magazine explains the potential reasons for that. Pictured: The memorial monument Susha/Sushi in Nagorno Karabakh, a landmark for Armenia's partial victory in the 1992 conflict. Photo: Istockphotos/OSTILL.
Of: Elin Prestgaard
Conflicts om Nagorno-Karabakh flared up again in September and thousands of Armenians have fled the area. While the two warring parties Armenia and Azerbaijan has acted and reacted along known lines, there is a third actor whose actions may appear more surprising: Russia.
November 2, 2023, Development magazine explains
It is necessary to pause the Swedish development aid and carry out a review of the organizations to which the aid goes. There must not even be a suspicion that Swedish aid directly or indirectly goes to organizations that support terrorist activities, writes Gudrun Brunegård (KD). Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Flickr.
Of: Gudrun Brunegård
For a few years, the majority of Sweden's development aid to Palestine goes to civil society organizations that support democracy and freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence. Sida has now been tasked with conducting a review of aid to Palestine. It must be beyond doubt that the organizations that receive Swedish aid stand for democracy, peace and tolerance and do not have collusion with or leak money to terrorist organizations. This is written by Gudrun Brunegård, the Christian Democrats' aid policy spokesperson.
October 30, 2023, Debate
The Israel-Hamas conflict continues to be debated in the Swedish press. Photo: Wafa. Source: Wikimedia commons.
Of: Agnes Durbeej-Hjalt
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has continued to dominate the Swedish debate and editorial pages during the past week, and the debate is becoming increasingly polarized. Several debaters sound the alarm about an impending genocide of Palestinians, while others point to growing anti-Semitism.
October 23, 2023, Current debate
"Palestine needs more development aid, not less." This is written by the Green Party's spokesperson for aid issues, Janine Alm Ericson, after the government's decision to pause development aid to Palestine. Photo: Wafa. Source: Wikimedia commons.
Of: Janine Alm Ericson
These are terrible scenes we have seen from Israel and Palestine in recent weeks. With sadness and anger, we witness how civilians in Palestine and Israel pay the price with their lives for a cynical power game. But cutting off aid to Palestine doesn't stop Hamas - it hurts innocent Palestinians and exacerbates an already inhumane situation. It pwrites Janine Alm Ericson, of the Green Party spokesperson for aid issues.
October 18, 2023, Debate
