Journalist Inas Hamdan’s Reporting Leads to Left Party Candidate Removals
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Journalist Inas Hamdan's Reporting Leads to Left Party Candidate Removals
- Investigative journalist Inas Hamdan's reporting has led to approximately 33 members of Sweden's Left Party being removed from candidate lists.
- Hamdan, who joined Expressen in September 2025, has received multiple awards for her work, including the Stora Journalistpriset in 2023.
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Swedish investigative journalist Inas Hamdan’s recent reporting has resulted in the removal of around 33 individuals from the Left Party’s candidate lists. Hamdan, who became an investigative reporter for Expressen in September 2025, has focused on issues of extremism, social exclusion, and social media.
Her work has drawn both significant acclaim and controversy. In July 2024, while working for Sydsvenskan, Hamdan co-published an investigation revealing expressions of support for Hamas and Hezbollah at Palestine demonstrations in Malmö. This report led to threats against her, including demonstrators outside her home, and a man was later sentenced in October 2025 for harassment.
Hamdan has a history of impactful journalism. In 2022, she was nominated for the Stora Journalistpriset for her exposé on the Nuance Party, showing that some candidates promoted anti-Semitic and anti-Shiite sentiments in Arabic, contrary to their Swedish messaging. In 2023, she won the Stora Journalistpriset in the “Innovator of the Year” category for her use of AI to scrutinize Al Jazeera’s reporting on Sweden, uncovering instances of misinformation regarding Swedish social services. She also received the ELSA-prize in 2024, awarded by the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism.
Recent investigations by Hamdan, alongside other journalists, have highlighted instances of Swedish parliament members sending letters of solidarity to Palestinian prisoners convicted of terrorism offenses and participating in campaigns supporting individuals serving life sentences for attacks on civilians. Additionally, in June 2026, the Left Party reportedly removed numerous candidates who had praised the October 7 Hamas attack, spread Holocaust denial, and promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories. These revelations contribute to an ongoing discussion about the Left Party’s alleged issues with romanticizing terrorism and spreading antisemitism.