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Sami demonstrators cleared in court
All of the 18 Sami demonstrators who'd refused to pay fines for ignoring police orders to end their occupation of a government ministry last...
Sami activists await court verdict
Fines have been revoked against some Sami activists who occupied state government ministries last year, but state prosectors are still demanding payment of fines...
Sami demonstrators called into court
They've gone along with recent settlements between Sami reindeer herders and wind power producers on mountain plateaus in Fosen, but Sami demonstrators are still...
Norway rallies for Ukraine
Thousands of Norwegians and Ukrainian refugees took to the streets all over the country on Saturday, two years after Russia invaded its neighbour and...
Activists charged with vandalizing Oil Ministry
Police in Oslo have filed charges against two anti-oil activists after they demonstrated in front of Norway's Oil Ministry and sprayed orange paint on...
Sami suspend demonstrations after meeting with king and crown prince
Sami demonstrators have dismantled their camps in downtown Oslo and suspended their protests over wind turbines on their land, at least for now. After...
Protesters removed from Parliament
Demonstrators protesting the Norwegian government's refusal to remove wind turbines from Sami grazing land ended up being forcibly removed themselves, from their sit-in at...
Demonstrators block streets, occupy Parliament to secure Sami human rights
Sami and environmental activists set off a new round of demonstrations in Oslo on Wednesday, part of an ongoing effort to secure their human...
Five charged after Eritrean riot in Bergen
Police have charged five people after last weekend's riot in Bergen that involved Eritreans who both support and oppose Eritrea's government. It was a...
State snubs Sami again, protests loom
The Norwegian government has once again snubbed and angered the country's indigenous Sami population, by dragging out any program to reduce or remove wind...
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