On Wednesday, a group called the Rojava (Western Kurdistan) Committees, which oppose Turkey's actions against Kurds in Syria, hung Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in effigy outside Stockholm City Hall. The incident has caused a further strain on Swedish - Turkish relations since Sweden has granted refugee status to large numbers of Kurds who are in opposition to Turkey's policies vis-a-vis the Kurds, especially in Western Kurdistan (Syria).
In addition, Sweden is engaged in delicate negotiations with Turkey to obtain the latter's yes vote for Sweden's NATO membership. Turkey wants Sweden to fulfill a number of demands vis-a-vis the Kurds in Sweden, demands like extradition and not allowing anti-Erdogan protests by the Kurds.
The below video from Swedish news site, Aftonbladet, is translated by Fousesquawk. Hat tip to Vlad Tepes and Gates of Vienna for sub-titling.
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