Norway resumes transportation of asylum seekers to Russia
Migrants who came to Norway from Russia across the border-crossing point at Storskog last autumn and winter, are now being
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Society (Norway)
Norwegian police indentify Russian intelligence targets
“We assess Russia’s capacity for and intention to carry out espionage against Norway as having the greatest potential for harming
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Media & the Arctic: What happened at Barents Observer?
Note to Readers: The Barents Observer has been part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news cooperation project since 2014.
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Refugee overload for town in Arctic Norway
As Syrian refugees by the hundreds cross over from Russia, capacities in the Arctic Norwegian town of Kirkenes are reaching their limits.
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BarentsObserver – What happens now?
”We will continue to publish good Barents stories as long as we can” ”We are one less person, but will
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Owners fire BarentsObserver editor
They first refused to give the newspaper editorial freedom, today they followed up with the dismissal of Editor Thomas Nilsen.
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Norway visa rules worry indigenous peoples
Andrey Vokuev in Naryan-Mar, Russia, fears for the cooperation between indigenous peoples. Next week, applicants from the Nenets tundra will
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Unemployment looms in Norway
After a decade with plenty of jobs, unemployment in Norway takes an upturn. Jobless figures remain low, but the trend
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Chinese sailor to take on Northern Sea Route
Chinese sailor Guo Chuan intends to make it from Murmansk to the Bering Strait in 14 days without engine power
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Blog: A railroad of dreams and nightmares across Arctic Norway
After the High North Dialogue wrapped up in Bodø, Norway on March 19, most participants returned home via airplane. Air travel is
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Column: Journalists want to report on Barents region – Here’s why it’s not working
In basically every newsroom in the Barents region you can find journalists who are willing to report about what is
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Finnmarksløpet 2015 dog sledge race underway in Europe
Europe’s longest and and one of the world’s hardest dog sledge races, Finnmarksløpet, takes place this week. The winner becomes
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Norway launches High North military exercise
5000 soldiers and 400 vehicles take part in the largest winter exercise in Finnmark since 1967 Soldiers from all of the
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Ice-Blog: Tromso filmfest inspires US Arctic envoy
Tromso prides itself on being the “capital of the north”. As well as the Arctic Frontiers conference, which is happening this week,
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Ice-Blog: Locked up with deep-breathing krill
This morning started with a kind of international incident. My fellow Brit Carl Ballantyne and I were horrified to see
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