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Russian Supreme Court upholds FSB ban on Barents Observer Editor Thomas Nilsen

28 May 201828 May 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Observer, borders, FSB, Independent Barents Observer, international relations, journalism, media, press, Russia, security, Supreme Court, Thomas Nilsen

Eye on the Arctic editor’s note: The Independent Barents Observer is part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news partnership.

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May Day marchers demand Russians release Norwegian ex-border inspector

2 May 20182 May 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, diplomacy, espionage, Frode Berg, FSB, Intelligence, jail, law, May Day, Norway, politics, protest, Russia, spy, Spying

“Strengthen people-to-people cooperation, help Frode get home”, was among the slogans in the 1st May parade in Norwegian border town

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Russia’s Lefortovo prison: a haunting song from the Barents region

24 April 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments espionage, Frode Berg, FSB, Intelligence, justice system, Lefortovo, legal, Martynenko, police, prison, Russia, spy, Spying, Vladimir Martynenko

Vladimir Martynenko from Murmansk used to tour neighbouring Scandinavia with Russian ballades about faith and love. He was arrested and

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Russia charges former Norwegian border inspector with espionage

23 April 201823 April 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments court, FSB, Intelligence, international relations, law, legal, Norway, Norwegian Intelligence Service, Russia, spy, Spying, trial

Norwegian officials keep silent about Frode Berg’s alleged connections with the military intelligence service. Frode Berg’s Norwegian lawyer Brynjulf Risnes

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Barents Observer Editor Thomas Nilsen’s case against FSB up in Moscow City Court

19 October 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments freedom of the press, FSB, justice, national security

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The northern port of Murmansk in Kol’skiy (Kola) peninsula on the Barents Sea has been excluded from the application of requirements of IMO's Polar Code. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)

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A stronger Russian presence in Arctic waters

18 September 201719 September 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments fishing, FSB, Russia, security

Coast guard vessel «Polyarnaya Zvezda» sails 5,300 nautical miles in its first major patrol voyage along Russia’s Arctic coast. In

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Norwegian editor banned from Russia takes FSB to court

15 June 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments freedom of the press, FSB, human rights, national security, Team 29

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Russia’s federal security service takes control of Northern Sea Route

27 June 2016 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Barents Sea, FSB, shipping

The security service will from now on have the prerogatives for law enforcement along the Russian Arctic shipping passage. The

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Migrants on Arctic transit route have returned to Moscow

7 March 2016 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments border, Finland, FSB, migrant crisis, migrants, Russia

It has been one week without any asylum seekers crossing from northern Russia to Finnish Lapland. The last migrant waiting

The Sami flag. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Sami leader harassed by police on way to UN conference

22 September 201414 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate, FSB, indigenous, Murmansk, Rodion Sulyandziga, UN, Valentina Sovkina

Valentina Sovkina was on her way from Lovozero on Russia’s Kola Peninsula to the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.