Death threats against Muslims- two men and one woman have received the death threats

Alert DateJanuary 16, 2008 Country: Sweden Address: Umeå General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Islamophobia, Arabophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Internet, Religion Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender Female, Male
Victims Age 26-35, 36-45
Victims Number 3
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Swedish
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

 

Death threats against Muslims in Umeå. Two men and one woman have received the death threats. The threats began a year ago for one of the men, and since then he has received several serious anonymous threats which have been delivered by email as well as the normal mail system. The man has had several meetings with the Swedish Security Service [Säkerhetspolisen] Säpo and informed them about the threats. Both of the Muslim organisations in Umeå have been threatened through letters addressed to the Mosques. The letters have been given to SÄPO. The men do not know where the threats are coming from. It is known that in Umeå the National Socialist Front (Nationalsocialistisk Front), NSF, is becoming more active in Umeå. In these past months they seem to be carrying out a xenophobic and racist campaign in the city of Umeå.