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Police targeted in demonstrations
For the third time in a row, Norway's state police force has become targets in demonstrations where they've had to protect a Norwegian anti-Islamist...
Demonstration provoked violence
Police in Bergen arrested 15 people after a demonstration by the anti-Islam organization SIAN turned violent on Saturday. Most of those taken into custody...
Historians puzzled after statue razed
Norwegian officials were surprised and saddened by news that the statue of a Norwegian-American anti-slavery activist is among the latest to be toppled and...
Sparks fly over Koran burning in Kristiansand
Turkey's foreign ministry has issued a formal complaint following a demonstration in Norway's southern city of Kristiansand over the weekend, during which an anti-Islamic...
Local Kurds blast Norway’s response to Turkey
Kurdish residents of Norway are calling on Norwegian officials to demand more of their NATO ally Turkey, and stop being so "passive" regarding Turkey's...
Kurds’ demonstrations peaceful this time
The latest in a series of demonstrations by groups opposing Turkey's military offensive in Northern Syria were carried out during the weekend, this time...
Storm stops oil drilling protest
Stormy seas and bad weather prevented climate and environmental activists from trying to stop a large drilling rig's controversial oil exploration efforts near a...
Police unprepared for weekend riot
The US Embassy had managed to warn its own citizens in Oslo of potentially violent demonstrations outside the Turkish Embassy on Saturday. Local police,...
Solberg heckled by climate demonstrators
When Prime Minister Erna Solberg formally re-opened the Museum of Natural History in Bergen on Monday, demonstrators were on hand to protest her government's...
Climate protesters target Yara
Another large Norwegian company has become the target of protesters who blame it for furthering climate change. Oslo-based fertilizer firm Yara had to call...
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