Are Jimmie Åkesson’s gang leader links damaging for the Sweden Democrats?

In this week's episode: Rising anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, journalists slammed for prostitution tips, and how damaging are the Sweden Democrats' biker gang links?

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and James Savage, as well as guest Jonathan Leman from anti-racism foundation Expo. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Discrimination

• New report reveals sharp rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes in Sweden

Politics

• Why was there a gang leader at Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson's wedding? 

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