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Critics bash treatment of Somalian refugees

The Norwegian government has determined that Somalia is now safe and instructed immigration officials to deport Somalian refugees who no longer need protection. That's...

Population growth slows nationwide

Much lower immigration and fewer births have led to a population growth rate in Norway that's lower than it's been for more than a...

Murder shakes a small Arctic city

Police in the far northern Norwegian city of Vadsø are baffled and residents stunned by the murder last weekend of a young Norwegian man,...

Solberg defends solidarity with EU

Prime Minister Erna Solberg all but dismisses the prospect that her government coalition with the Progress Party will collapse over disagreement on Norway joining...

More Turkish citizens seek asylum

Immigration officials released figures for the first half of this year showing that more citizens of Turkey are seeking asylum in Norway. They claim...

‘Positive’ attitudes for more refugees

A majority of Norwegians are not opposed to taking in at least as many refugees as Norway already does, according to a new survey....

Solberg willing to take in EU migrants

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg wants Norway to contribute to a new EU agreement on how the ongoing stream of refugees and migrants to...

Norway faces own child refugee dispute

While Norwegian politicians joined international outrage over the US' incarceration of illegal immigrant children this week, they were faced with controversy of their own...

Refugees going hungry in Norway

Nearly half of all the refugee residents of asylum centers in Norway are often hungry, while 90 percent also say they lack access to...

Norwegian language exam cancelled

The written portion of the Norwegian language exam that immigrants much pass in order to secure citizenship was cancelled this week because of technical...
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