Rinkeby

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Rinkeby as seen from the air, 1988

Rinkeby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɪŋkəˌbyː]) is a district in Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Rinkeby had 15,051 inhabitants in 2007.[2]

Rinkeby is noted for its high concentration of immigrants and people with immigrant ancestry. 89.1% of the population of Rinkeby had a first- or second-generation immigrant background as of 2007.[2]

A sociolect called Rinkeby Swedish has been named after Rinkeby.

The district was a part of the Rinkeby borough until 1 January 2007, when it was merged with Kista borough to form the Rinkeby-Kista borough. The neighbourhood was part of the Million Programme.

The Stockholm metro station Rinkeby was opened in 1975.

In 2010, Rinkeby was the scene of riots and attacks against the local police station.

Freedom of the press in Rinkeby is being challenged in 2016: an Australian news team from 60 Minutes had their camera man hit by a car when the team arrived at Rinkeby. After making [journalistic] contact with inhabitants, "the team gets surrounded by young, ill-tempered men. The police is present but disappear for unclear reasons immediately prior to the attack" that followed, which included hits and kicks.[3] Anna-Lena Lodenius, a journalist and author, said that if it had been a Swedish TV team, she thinks the reactions [against the team] had been stronger.[4] In May of the same year, an interview team of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK along with Swedish police were attacked and driven out of the suburb.[5][6][7]

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