On September 30, a march of the right-wing radical national-socialist movement "Northern Resistance" was held in the Swedish Gothenburg.
By the time the march began, hundreds of its participants had gathered in the center of the city.
Membership in neo-Nazi organizations in Sweden is not prohibited by law, and the organizers of the action have received permission in advance for its conduct. However, several groups of anti-fascists tried to prevent the march. As a result, the police detained more than 30 people belonging, apparently, to both opposing sides.
One police officer was slightly injured. The police of Gothenburg applied for reinforcements to colleagues from neighboring districts.
More than two weeks before the march, the Jewish community of Goteborg stated its concern that the neo-Nazi action is scheduled for September 30, the Day of Judgment (Yom Kippur). "Northern Resistance" did not hide its intention to march past the main synagogue of the city.
Community leaders expressed outrage at the inaction of the police, who refused to ban this march. However, Eric Nord, the chief of police of Gothenburg, said in response to the requests of the Jewish community that citizens of the country have the right to hold such actions.