Asylum

Panelists at an event organized by a rights group in Oslo on Tuesday criticized Norway’s approach to asylum applications from Turkish nationals, particularly those affiliated with the Gülen movement, a faith-based group …

Italy will allow a ship carrying 179 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea to dock so medics can carry out health checks, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday. Antonio Tajani said that Humanity …

The European Court of Justice has ruled that EU countries may not dismiss asylum applications on the ground that Norway has already rejected them. Germany cannot turn an asylum seeker …

Article 2 of the European Union’s main treaty proclaims that the EU “is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and …

A report from the Norway’s official statistics bureau that shows immigrants now account for nearly half of Norway’s population grow, a trend that follows the agency’s report that ethnic Norwegians …

Norway is considering taking in 600 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya, who are currently at the emergency transit center in Bugesera District, Rwanda. This is part of plans from the …

Two Bulgarian sailors have fallen overboard the cargo ship Stara Planina, which is currently located in the Norwegian Sea. Hours later, the Norwegian Coast Guard terminated the search operation for the two sailors because …

Politicians are contributing to the increased anxiousness about immigration, which has been spurred by climate change and lack of rule of law, particularly in Mexico and central America, a former …

Many refugees lose their papers and diplomas while fleeing, but without such documentation it may be difficult to get a job or enroll in a higher education institution in the …

The Norwegian government has come under fire from pro-migrant groups after announcing it would be removing refugee status from some 1,600 Somalians and sending them back to Somalia, noting the …

An immigrant family used three fake passports allegedly produced in another European country to apply for asylum in Norway, newspaper Aftenposten reported Sunday. The passports are illegally sold for 7000 …

Kurdish female politician Gülizar Taşdemir who sought asylum in Norway for medical treatment in 2015, has been extradited to Turkey. Gülizar Taşdemir who fought an active struggle in the Kurdish …

Non-EU country Norway has accepted to take some of the migrants who disembarked in Malta on Wednesday from the NGO rescue ship MV Lifeline. Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat thanked …

Norway should extradite five Turkish military officers suspected of links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group blamed for last year’s defeated coup in Turkey, said Deputy Prime Minister …

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration has accepted asylum requests of four Turkish soldiers and one military attaché, who rejected orders to return to Turkey after the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) …

The EU-Turkey deal has turned Greece into a testing ground for European Union policies that are eroding the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and expose people to risk and …

Norwegian police should be allowed to check mobile phones and other devices owned by asylum seekers’ so officers can vet possible security threats and clarify applicants’ identities, under a new …

Norway is extending temporary border checks until May to control the inflow of migrants, the government said Friday. “The migration situation in Europe is still uncertain,” Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen …

The Readmission Agreement between Norway and Pakistan was signed on 25 January 2017 in Islamabad. Norway’s ambassador, Mr. Tore Nedrebø, signed on behalf of the Norwegian government, and Secretary of …

Just a few weeks after the Norwegian authorities said they will send refugees back to Somalia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged Norway to change its …

NORWAY’S Immigration Minister has lashed out against critics accusing her of failing migrant families by placing them in a closed detention centre. Sylvi Listhaug argued it was the asylum-seeker’s own …

Norway is preparing for the expulsion of up to 15,000 people whose asylum bids have been rejected, the head of the Norwegian immigration agency said Tuesday. A record 31,000 asylum …

Immigrants seeking asylum in Norway are required to attend compulsory classes on female rights — a response to a series of rapes, 75 percent of which were committed by immigrants, …

As most European countries grapple with stopping unwarranted and at times suspicious asylum seekers from flocking to their territories,Norway has come up with a new legislation meant to solve that …

The Iraqi asylum seekers deported from Iceland earlier this week are now in Norwegian jail, and will soon be sent back to Iraq. President-elect Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has expressed his …