04 February 2019
"STOCKHOLM — Footage of security officers dragging a pregnant black woman off a Stockholm subway train and pinning her to a bench has caused an outcry in Sweden, raising questions about the treatment of minorities in a country often seen as a beacon of tolerance."
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See: Outcry in Sweden Over Footage of Pregnant Black Woman Being Dragged From Train (The New York Times, link):
"Two security guards have been suspended and the police have begun an investigation into the encounter, officials said.
Footage showed the woman shouting in protest and a child crying as the episode unfolded. The video was widely shared on social media, with many Swedes complaining that a black woman had been unfairly targeted. Some expressed shock that the child had been left crying while the woman was being overpowered by the guards."
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