This is a Norwegian-Russian success story
Almost half the population of Kirkenes can cross the border with Russia without a visa. For many locals in the Norwegian
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Society (Norway)
Norwegians detained for ‘cross-border stone throwing’ at Russia
Don’t throw the first stone. Norwegian military border guards and police acted properly. It was Sunday evening that the military
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Good grouse hunting season in Arctic Norway
More than half of all grouse shot in Norway last season were hunted in the two northernmost counties; Troms and
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Russia – Norway border traffic twice as high as few years back
Including July, this year has seen more crossings at the Russian-Norwegian border than during entire 2009. Immigration officials at Norway’s
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New study spurs debate about Barents reform
The motivation is there, but stronger leadership and clearer mandates are needed, Rebecka Snefuglli Sondell says about her study on
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Migrants headed for Norway from Arctic Russia, stopped by FSB
Two groups of migrants were promised sea transportation from Murmansk to Norway by traffickers. Instead they ended up with fines
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Cause of cargo plane crash still unclear
Swedish accident investigators are still searching for answers as to why a cargo plane carrying mail crashed in a remote area of
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Putin orders security services to strengthen control over refugees in transit to Europe
Police in the northern Russian city of Murmansk have arrested an alleged organiser of human trafficking, but the number of
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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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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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