Maria-Teresa Asplund

Tess Asplund (born 1974) is a Swedish activist who gained attention following her protest against neo-Nazis in Borlänge, Sweden.

David Lagerlof photographed a viral image of Asplund, which showed her facing uniformed members of the Swedish Nordic Resistance Movement with her fist in the air.

Life She is originally from Colombia and describes herself as Afro-Swedish.

Asplund was also quoted in Aftonbladet as a co-victim of a brutal assault with flagpoles carried out by three men of Polish origin following a populist right-wing demonstration in central Stockholm that the Polish men appeared to be part of.

In 2016 Asplund was included on the BBC's 100 Women list, alongside Alicia Keys, Ellinah Wamukoya and Nadiya Hussain. The theme for the year's list was defiance.