Rory Smith is an Independent journalist based in Gothenburg. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/rory-smith/rss en Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:50:00 +0000 Rory Smith https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/11/when-refugees-lead-the-youth-leader-fighting-deportations-in-sweden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/11/when-refugees-lead-the-youth-leader-fighting-deportations-in-sweden As part of our series, “When Refugees Lead,” we speak with Fatemeh Khavari, the 18-year-old Afghan founder and spokesperson of Young in Sweden (Ung I Sverige), which campaigns against the deportation of unaccompanied refugee minors. Integration Laws & Policy Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:58:16 +0000 Rory Smith https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/07/11/afghan-refugees-feel-a-sudden-chill-in-sweden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/07/11/afghan-refugees-feel-a-sudden-chill-in-sweden Sweden has a reputation for championing refugee protection. But recent changes to its asylum policies – especially the repatriation of Afghans to an increasingly chaotic homeland – are undermining its good name.