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Listhaug: ‘Don’t halt Afghan returns’

UPDATED: Norway's Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug warned the Norwegian Parliament in the strongest of terms on Wednesday against halting returns of refugees from Afghanistan...

Rejected refugee returns after lashing

An Iranian woman, deported after her asylum application was rejected by Norwegian authorities, landed back in Norway on Friday after allegedly being subjected to...

Calls rise to halt Afghan returns

Norway's conservative government is under more pressure to stop sending rejected refugees back to Afghanistan, especially minors when they turn 18. Amnesty International is...

American fights for asylum in Norway

Norwegian immigration and asylum officials have found themselves in an unusual situation, after an American citizen who has held both ordinary and diplomatic US...

Norway’s share of refugees plummets

Just two years after more than 30,000 refugees arrived in Norway, the  country's share of all asylum seekers in Europe has declined dramatically. Norway also ranks high in rejecting...

Life ‘too difficult’ in Norway for ‘illegals’

Only three out of every 100 would-be refugees try to remain in Norway if their applications for asylum are rejected. A new survey carried out...

Refugee arrivals now ‘historically low’

The numbers of asylum seekers who have made it on their own to Norway have fallen to their lowest level in more than two...

Only nine border crossings are staffed

Norway has 78 border crossings along the vast length of the country, but only nine are actually staffed with border patrol and customs agents, news...

More refugees arrive from Russia

Police in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark have demanded an answer from Russian authorities as to why they allowed six asylum seekers to cross...

Russia arrests four at Norwegian border

Russian border guards have reportedly arrested four people for trying to cross the country's northern border into Norway. Russian security agency FSB, which is responsible...
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