Tag: asylum
Asylum seekers sent home
A large group of asylum seekers from the Balkan countries was deported over the weekend, after authorities determined they had no right to seek...
Asylum applications take a dive
The number of persons seeking asylum in Norway fell by 40 percent last month, down to just 711. Immigration authorities said the total number...
Norway and Iran expel diplomats
Relations between Norway and Iran have taken a turn for the worse, with each country expelling diplomats after Norway granted asylum to a former...
Illegal aliens to get medical help
Norway's left-center government coalition has decided to extend the country's national health care services to illegal aliens, with clearer rules regarding the type of...
Former Iranian diplomat wins asylum, says others are quitting, too
An Iranian diplomat-turned-refugee in Norway, who left his post at the Iranian Embassy in Oslo to protest his own government's harsh treatment of political...
Rejected asylum seekers sent home
Norwegian government officials chartered a jet and forcibly sent 30 rejected refugees back home to Iraq over the weekend. The sudden deportations drew protests...
Rejected refugees go on a rampage
Would-be refugees whose applications for asylum were rejected have resorted to violence at some facilities where they're housed while awaiting deportation. Justice Ministry officials...
New ministers tackle asylum deluge
The new Norwegian government, feeling overrun by asylum-seekers streaming into the country, has restructured the ministries dealing with asylum issues and allocated billions to...
Quarrels loom over asylum policies
Norway can no longer handle the large numbers of asylum seekers who are streaming into the country, claims the government ministry in charge of...
Refugee arrivals set new record
Never before have so many people sought asylum in Norway, reports newspaper Aftenposten . Nearly 10,000 have arrived in the country so far this year,...
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