Tag: immigration

More asylum centers to be shut down

Norway's immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) is shutting down another 3,800 places for asylum seekers to live, citing the sharp downturn in refugees arriving in...

Hotel and restaurant workers exploited as job discrimination complaints rise

State labour officials have concluded that eight out of 10 companies in the restaurant and hotel industry violate Norwegian labour laws. Young employees and asylum...

UDI cuts back as refugee wave ebbs

Norway's immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) has been closing empty asylum centers and reducing staff lately, after last year's tidal wave of asylum seekers arriving in...

Hair salon owner appeals anti-hijab conviction

A hair salon owner in Western Norway who's been active in anti-Islamic organizations has appealed a local court's conviction that she illegally refused to serve...

Kirkenes man admits killing wife and stepson

A 59-year-old Norwegian man in Kirkenes has admitted to shooting both his wife and her son last month in a double murder that shook...

New border fence riles local officials

Criticism is building over the Norwegian government's decision to build a new fence along the country's border with Russia. A retired Norwegian border inspector calls...

Immigrant children match local skills

A new study by state statistics bureau SSB shows that after just seven years in Norway, immigrant girls are doing at least as well...

Norway’s population keeps growing

Norway counted a total of 5,236,800 residents at the end of June, an increase of 13,600 since the last numbers were tallied by state...

Lessons from the Kirkenes tragedy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Kirkenes' new, bright yellow school complex stands out in the otherwise muted Arctic city in Norway's far north, this week for all the wrong...

Registered hate crimes rise in Norway

A Palestinian family has fled a small town in Southern Norway after facing death threats and attempted break-ins at their home. A Norwegian man was...
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