Stories written by Ida Karlsson

Ikea Products Made From 600-Year-Old Trees

By Ida Karlsson
The home furnishing giant Ikea, founded in Sweden in 1943, is facing heavy criticism for the logging and clear-cutting of old-growth forests in the north of Russian Karelia by its wholly owned subsidiary Swedwood. 

Sweden in Saudi Arms Deal Controversy

By Ida Karlsson
Confidential documents revealed this week show how Sweden has in secret been helping Saudi Arabia to plan the construction of an advanced arms factory to produce anti-tank missiles.
Rebiya Kadeer. Credit: Erika Svensson

CHINA: On the Thousand Mothers March

By Ida Karlsson
Rebiya Kadeer has taken up a campaign for the rights of a people usually far from world headlines: the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim minority in China.