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Minister defers to UDI on Snowden

Norwegian immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) has once again been handed the job of determining whether exiled American Edward Snowden can enter the country this...

Reaction mixed to surveillance plans

Proposals by Justice Minister Anders Anundsen to allow much more surveillance, wire taps, raids and data snooping in the fight against crime drew some...

Norway challenged on Snowden again

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's chapter of the international organization PEN, dedicated to freedom of expression and human rights, is testing the Norwegian government's commitment to such values...

Snowden may sue Norway

American fugitive and whistle-blower Edward Snowden was, as expected, forced to resort to video link over the weekend when accepting a prize he won...

Snowden may get prize at border

Officials of a Norwegian academy devoted to literature and freedom of expression are considering handing over their already-announced annual prize to Edward Snowden this year...

PST blamed for raising fear of Muslims

A former Supreme Court justice claims in a new book that Norway's justice ministry and politicians allow themselves to be used by the country's...

Restaurant complex fined for secretly filming its customers

State authorities have cracked down on the Mona Lisa restaurant and nightclub complex in downtown Oslo, fining it NOK 150,000 (USD 19,000) for massive...

PST and newspaper argue over spying equipment

An ongoing conflict over whether mobile phone spying equipment in the form of false base stations has been actively in use in Oslo flared up again this week...

Academy won’t give up on Snowden visit

Norway's Bjørnson Academy isn't abandoning its plan to welcome American whistleblower Edward Snowden to the city of Molde, and present him with its annual...

Snowden’s attorney vetoes Norway trip

An attorney for exiled US whistle-blower Edward Snowden has warned his client against traveling to Norway to accept a prize he won from a...
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