Tag: racism
Police criticized after mosque shooting
An external investigation of police response to last year's shooting at a mosque in suburban Bærum has resulted in some sharp criticism. It took...
Norway comes to grips with racism
NEWS ANALYSIS: After weeks of demonstrations, news stories, and personal accounts of discrimination, Norwegians are coming to grips with racism in their otherwise egalitarian...
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...
Racist attacks draw toughest jail term
UPDATED: A court in suburban Oslo handed down Norway's strictest punishment on Thursday to a young Norwegian man who murdered his Chinese-born adopted sister last...
Hate crimes double against Muslims
A young white supremacist's attack on a mosque in Bærum last year came amidst an alarming rise in the number of hate crimes against...
High court cracks down on hatred
Norway's Supreme Court has convicted two Norwegians for publishing online expressions of what the court ruled was hatred towards another person. The landmark case...
Ex-justice minister’s partner indicted
Norway's Director of Public Prosecution (Riksadvokaten) has indicted the long-time live-in partner of the Progress Party's former justice minister, Tor Mikkel Wara, over what it...
Mosque attacker cites ‘political’ motive
UPDATED: The young Norwegian man who murdered his Chinese-born adopted step-sister and then attacked a local mosque in August was back in court for...
PST targets more right-wing extremism
The arrest in Oslo this weekend of a right-wing nationalist from the US marks the latest example of how Norway's police intelligence unit PST...
Police investigate new racist attack
The new Hønefoss Church has sheltered a refugee Afghan family of four since last year. On Saturday the father and his seven-year-old son ventured...
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