Assyrians and Armenians Protest Removal of Genocide Reference on Swedish Government Website

Assyrians and Armenians in Sweden are expressing their outrage over the removal from an official Swedish website of a reference in a recent speech of Minister for Integration Erik Ullenhag to the Seyfo, the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide by the Turks and Kurds that resulted in the death of 1.5 million Armenians, 750,000 Assyrians and Syrians, and 500,000 Greeks. The reference is said to have been removed due to pressure from the Turkish government. More here.

Romanian Orthodox Episcopate Recognized by Sweden

The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Northern Europe under Bishop Macarie of Stockholm has received the official recognition of the Swedish government. More here.