Tag: immigration

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...

Dual citizenship still a few years away

Norway's conservative coalition government has decided to send a proposal to Parliament that would finally allow dual citizenship on a formal basis. It still...

Absent children worry schools

Increasing numbers of children are failing to turn up on the first day of school in Oslo, and both school officials and city administrators...

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...

Listhaug ready to succeed Sandberg

The conservative Progress Party's Sylvi Listhaug had to resign as a government minister last spring, and was uncharacteristically quiet when her party fellow Per...

Pakistanis celebrate national day

Not unlike Americans celebrating the 4th of July in Frogner Park, Oslo's large Pakistani community was gathering at Ekeberg on Tuesday to celebrate their...

Muslim teacher claims discrimination

A Muslim man who lost his job as a substitute teacher at an Oslo elementary school has filed a discrimination complaint with state authorities....

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...
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