Rerun Sámi election in Finland prompts 22 complaints
The courts had ordered elections to be re-run with 65 excluded voters returned to the electoral register. There have been
Read moreThe courts had ordered elections to be re-run with 65 excluded voters returned to the electoral register. There have been
Read moreBy Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Finland’s newly elected President, Alexander Stubb, on Friday met with reindeer herders, citizens,
Read moreBy John Last Norway’s Supreme Court will decide whether Sámi people can control 5,450 square kilometres of land Norway’s Supreme
Read moreThe Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) has released its first report on hate crimes against the Sami community,
Read moreThe President of the Sámi Parliament in Finland labelled a recent Finnish court ruling as ‘devastating’ at a UN forum
Read moreThe Executive Board of the Sámi Parliament in Finland has recommended the previous term’s election committee be reappointed to oversee
Read moreDriving slowly on his snowmobile, reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara spreads animal feed for hundreds of his reindeer gathered in
Read moreThe vote must be considered invalid because a significant number of individuals had been omitted from the election list, the
Read moreThis week, representatives from the Swedish state will be questioned by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Read moreThe flag’s distinctive red, green, yellow and blue design was inspired by the Sámi people’s relationship with the sun and
Read moreThe Government of Finland has prolonged the work of the Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission saying the process needs more
Read moreBy Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer Sami reindeer herder Egil Kalliainen can’t imagine a better job than herding. “I
Read moreSami in Finland marked the 50th anniversary of their Parliament on Thursday, saying it’s a testament to the progress made.
Read moreA ground-breaking symphonic composition featuring Niillas Holmberg, a Sami joik soloist from Finland, makes its international debut at the National
Read moreSweden’s Ministry of Culture announced a former diplomat as the new chair of Sweden’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Tuesday.
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