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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...

Record number of refugees settled

Norwegian towns and cities, working with state officials, have found homes for a record number of asylum seekers who have secured refugee status in...

Battle over asylum budget begins

The Norwegian government allocated NOK 9.5 billion (USD 1.1 billion) late last year to handle another influx of asylum seekers this year that so far...

Government keen to cut refugee benefits

Norway's conservative government is proposing major cuts in welfare benefits for refugees in Norway. It cites the record influx of refugees into Norway last year...

Listhaug lists her triumphs and goals

Smiling and ready to take off on another summer vacation in the United States, Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug spent part of her last day...

Russia cleared of a ‘war’ on Norway

It's much quieter now at the border between Norway and Russia, and two senior researchers at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway are dismissing...

Refugee Council describes horror in Fallujah

The Norwegian Refugee Council has published a compelling appeal for aid for the residents of the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah. The council's welfare workers...

Refugees joined in 17th of May celebrations

Not only did many refugees from Afghanistan and Syria join in Tuesday's 17th of May celebrations for the first time, they also helped in...
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