{"id":172690,"date":"2026-06-22T23:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=172690"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:30:39","slug":"frihetsnytt-i-almedalen-dag-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/freedom-news-in-almedalen-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom News in Almedalen \u2013 Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
Almedalen Week has officially begun, and as promised, Frihetsnytt is here. Even though not everything has gotten underway yet, we still managed to see and do quite a bit on the first day.<\/strong> The reporters on site got to experience interviews, seminars, and even a movie screening.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who watched Monday\u2019s episode of *Frihetsmorgon* probably noticed that *Frihetsnytt* had moved its studio to Gotland so it could broadcast live during the week as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we later drove into Visby to pick up our press credentials, it was clear that a major event was underway, but it was mostly tourists who were out and about. The politicians and the rest of the media didn\u2019t seem to have gotten started yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the events in Helsingborg still fresh in our minds, we were unsure how we would be received. This was due to the massive police presence and the fact that neither politicians nor the mainstream media appreciate critical voices in their midst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, we were treated professionally at the press center and received the same treatment as journalists from the mainstream media. So far, we have also been treated professionally by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian dominance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Once out in the city near Almedalen itself, several tents and portable structures had been set up. It was clear, however, that it was going to be a relatively quiet day. There were plenty of workers on the job at several of the structures, including Expressen\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked around the area to get a sense of what was there. It was a very mixed crowd, ranging from animal rights activists and children\u2019s rights groups to the Chinese meditation movement Falun Gong. When we got down to the harbor, a small area had been set aside entirely for Ukraine. There were Ukrainian flags and various messages stating that Ukraine was a guarantor of democracy in both Sweden and the rest of the Western world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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