Protests against uranium mining in Sweden: "We are risking our topsoil"

The Storsjöbygden community has joined forces in a mass demonstration against an Australian company. Together they want to stop plans to channel radioactive waste through a

HÄGGEN. Sweden is about to allow uranium mining again. In one weighing scale lies the possibility of becoming self-sufficient in uranium, in the other agricultural land and drinking water for thousands of people. – If we say yes to a mine here, we open the door to uranium mines in more places. We are risking our topsoil, says Anna Rydberg, a resident of Jämtland.

The Malaysian government announced the reopening of the Kayelekera uranium mine in June 2025, marking a key step in the revival of the country's mining sector. Closed since 2014 due to the fall in uranium prices on the world market, the mine is expected to resume operations in a context of a...