Roma dispute spurs ugly incidents

Police are once again being called upon to resolve increasingly ugly incidents over whether or how Norwegians should accommodate migrant poor from Europe. As state and local officials fail to find solutions themselves, and hold each other responsible for the migrants, police are now being asked to investigate charges of racism. News bureau NTB reported [...]

Migrants ordered to move on again

This summer’s odyssey of migrant poor in Oslo entered a new chapter on Friday when they once again were ordered to break camp and move out of a gravel pit where many had settled last weekend. City officials changed their minds about the camp for the second time, re-declaring it as unsafe, and this time [...]

Migrants allowed to stay in gravel pit

City officials changed their minds on Tuesday and decided to withdraw an order to evacuate a camp set up in a gravel pit for migrant poor who have arrived in Norway this summer, mostly from Romania and Bulgaria. The officials decided that after some basic improvements, the property wasn’t as hazardous as they had first [...]

Immigrants to be issued new residence cards

CORRECTED: Foreign citizens living in Norway will no longer get a sticker in their passports to indicate legal, permanent residence. Instead, reported newspaper Aftenposten, they’ll now be issued plastic cards that they must carry along with the passports when traveling abroad. All foreign residents from countries outside the European Economic Area need to document their [...]

Palestinian camp wins reprieve

A group of Palestinian refugees won’t have to break up the camp they set up in downtown Oslo to protest their plight as undocumented aliens in danger of being deported back to Gaza. City officials said they can remain, at least for the time being. The refugees have lived in tents next to the former [...]