Tag: demonstrations
Ethiopians stage street protest
A group of Ethiopian asylum seekers staged a demonstration in a snowy downtown Oslo on Thursday to protest Norway's handling of their request for...
Norway condemns arrests in Belarus
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined the European Union and US on Monday in condemning police violence and mass arrests of opposition leaders in...
Predator protest latest of many
Farmers from all over Norway held their latest noisy protest in front of the Parliament (Stortinget) in Oslo on Friday, this time against protection...
Quiet protest over Belarus election
A controversial election planned in Belarus this weekend sparked a silent protest in downtown Oslo: A gag over the statue of Norwegian artist Christian...
Muslims denounce ‘Islamic idiot’
A broad spectrum of Muslims in Norway are denouncing young radical Mohyeldeen Mohammad as an "idiot," saying he in no way represents their views....
Radical Muslim activist arrested after making death threats
A Muslim demonstrator who sparked controversy over the weekend, for warning that a major terrorist attack could occur in Norway, was arrested in Larvik...
Police used tear gas after squatters go amok
Police were called in to evict around 15 squatters out of an old building in downtown Oslo last week, and that set off demonstrations...
Websites hacked as Muslim tensions rise
The website for Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet collapsed under a hacker attack Wednesday night, and a Turkish group is claiming responsibility.
Dagbladet has been the target of Muslim protests...
Protesters demonstrate outside Iranian embassy
Police had to restrain demonstrators outside the Iranian embassy in Oslo on Wednesday, after angry opponents of the Iranian government assembled to mark the...
Norwegians arrested in Copenhagen
Several Norwegian students were among the hundreds arrested for demonstrating outside the UN climate conference in Copenhagen over the weekend. Inside the conference, Norway...
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