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| Norwegian couple rescued by Navy 160 miles off south coast |
| [Norwaynews] [23.05.2013, 05:27pm, Thu. GMT] |
| A Norwegian couple, who were found on a dismasted yacht 250km off the south coast early yesterday morning, are being towed back to shore by the Navy. The couple, aged in their late 60s, were expected to reach dry land in Castletownbere by 6.30pm. The couple were en route from the Azores to the Shetlands Island when the mast on their 30ft yacht, the Alice 2, broke. They were initially found by a French fishing vessel who saw their distress flare after a day without the mast. |
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| Asylum seekers in Norway increase by 20 percent |
| [Norwaynews] [13.05.2013, 07:32pm, Mon. GMT] |
| So far this year, 3,310 asylum seekers have arrived in Norway, an increase of 20 percent compared to the first months of 2012. The number of minors among the asylum seekers, however, has declined. The largest group of asylum seekers come from Somalia (18 percent), followed by Eritrea (15 percent) and Afghanistan (8 percent), according to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Almost all asylum seekers from Eritrea have their applications approved, but the percentage of denied applications among the Somali and Afghan applicants has slightly increased. |
| | | | Immigrants leaving Norway to avoid Norwegian Child Welfare Services |
| [Norwaynews] [06.03.2013, 08:43pm, Wed. GMT] |
| More immigrant families are moving out of Norway in order to avoid issues with the country’s Child Welfare Services agency. According to a report published by The Foreigner news, as many as one in six immigrant children are now either taken out of the country or sent back alone to be with family abroad. However, the actual number remains unknown, as there have been no accredited studies on the matter. |
| | | | Children to be deported |
| [Norwaynews] [22.12.2012, 11:52am, Sat. GMT] |
| Norway’s supreme court has ruled that it was legal to expel two nine-year-old asylum seekers, even though they had spent most or all of their lives in the country, in a case lawyers said could set a precedent for another 540 children. The court rejected an appeal launched on the children’s behalf by a campaign organisation that had argued the Bosnian girl and the Iranian boy had a right to remain after their parents’ asylum application was turned down. |
| | | | More asylum seekers arrive in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [29.10.2012, 08:56am, Mon. GMT] |
| So far this year, 7033 asylum seekers from a total of 97 countries have arrived in Norway. This is around 100 higher than the number last year. This is shown by fresh figures from the Immigration Directorate (UDI). More than half of the asylum seekers, around 3000, come from Somalia, Eritrea and Afghanistan, according to UDI. So far this year, 703 single minors have applied for asylum in Norway. |
| | | | No change in Norwegians' attitude towards minorities |
| [Norwaynews] [25.07.2012, 03:43am, Wed. GMT] |
| The current debate about the Roma people shows that July 22nd no longer has an effect on people's attitude towards minorities, says the Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombudsperson. The present debate around the Roma people shows that we have not realized how dangerous it is to reduce people to negative stereotypes," says Sunniva Ørstavik, the ombudsperson for equality and anti-discrimination. Although many experts predicted that people's perspective on minorities would change after the terror attacks last summer, 14 organizations that work against discriminations report that this is not the case. |
| | | | NOK 75 million on voluntary return program last year |
| [Norwaynews] [13.07.2012, 03:13pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Over the past nearly ten years, close to 11,000 foreigners have received money from Norway when voluntarily returning to their home country. Last year alone, the Government spent more than NOK 75 million on the Voluntary Assisted Return Program. "In many cases, voluntary assisted returns are the only option in order for us to arrange any returns at all," says the Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, Frode Forfang. |
| | | | Prime Minister opposed on asylum policy |
| [Norwaynews] [19.03.2012, 07:29am, Mon. GMT] |
| A clear majority at the annual meeting of the Oslo Chapter of the Labour Party voted to postpone the expulsion of child refugees from Norway, against Prime Minister Stoltenberg's advice. The vote was in clear opposition to their own Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's clear advice to not force changes in the Government's present asylum policy. The majority of the Oslo Labour Party demand that all cases of forced return to the homeland involving children, must be put on hold until the announced white paper on the asylum policy is presented to Parliament. |
| | | | Nine migrants move to Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [12.03.2012, 06:35pm, Mon. GMT] |
| Nine migrants who have benefited from international protection, arrived hear Norway today for resettlement. The migrants, from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia from Malta this afternoon. Their relocation was arranged within the framework of the European Union's Reallocation Project for Malta (EUREMA). This exercise is financed by the Norwegian authorities. The nine migrants form part of a group of 31 persons who have been identified by the Norwegian authorities for relocation following a selection mission to Malta held towards the end of last year. |
| | | | Srilankan asylum seeker kills herself and her child in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [20.01.2012, 08:33am, Fri. GMT] |
| A 24-year-old Srilankan asylum seeker has set fire to herself and her 20-month-old baby child Tuesday at an asylum camp in western Norway. The Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende reported Thursday that the mother succumbed to her injuries the same day and the son on Wednesday after doctors fought to save their lives. The future was very bleak for the victim, who was living in Norway since 2006 undergoing a lot of suffering. One week before her death, her 18-year-old sister was found dead in Jaffna, Srilanka. |
| | | | Norwegian UN worker kidnapped in Yemen |
| [Norwaynews] [15.01.2012, 01:45pm, Sun. GMT] |
| A Norwegian man who was working for the United Nations was kidnapped by armed tribesmen in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, officials said. Norwegian Foreign Ministry spokesman Frode Overland Andersen said the ministry was informed the 34-year-old Norwegian man was abducted early Sunday, but wouldn't give any more details. |
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| Foreigners increase Norway's crime statistics |
| [Norwaynews] [08.03.2013, 04:01pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Open borders and mild sentences encourages more foreigners to come to Norway to commit criminal acts, says Oslo Police Chief Hans Sverre Sjøvold. "The problem is foreigners, not immigrants," Sjøvold tells NRK. The Police Chief thinks that foreigners who come to Norway for short periods of time are already criminals, and come here to commit crimes. "It's a problem that this can stigmatize immigrants who already live in Norway," Sjøvold explains. |
| | | | 21 Afghan translators granted asylum in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [28.02.2013, 07:37pm, Thu. GMT] |
| 106 Afghans that have worked with the Norwegian forces in Afghanistan applied for protection last year. Only 21 applications were granted asylum in Norway, and all of them were translators. "After careful consideration, the ministry has concluded that 21 of these applicants meet the requirements for being granted refugee status," says state secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Pål Lønseth (Labor Party/Ap). |
| | | | High immigration and population growth in Q3 |
| [Norwaynews] [18.11.2012, 01:53pm, Sun. GMT] |
| Norway's population increased by 20 600 persons to 5 038 100 in the 3rd quarter of 2012. Population growth was 6 000 higher than in the previous quarter. A total of 24 200 people immigrated, while 10 000 emigrated. The net migration of 14 200 is the highest observed in any quarter, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). Immigration continues at the same high level as in the last two years. Compared to the same quarter in previous years, the population growth has never been higher and is at a level of two to three times as high as up to and including 2006. A total of 16 200 children were born and 9 800 persons died in the 3rd quarter. The birth surplus of 6 400 has been at the same level since 2008. |
| | | | Police will target 10,000 asylum seekers |
| [Norwaynews] [29.10.2012, 08:54am, Mon. GMT] |
| Norwegian police have started an offensive operation that targets asylum centers across the nation. Their goal is to deport as many as possible of the 10,000 illegal asylum seekers that still remain in Norway, after asylum has been denied. 70 policemen completed an operation at an asylum center in Nordland last Tuesday. A total of 40 asylum seekers that had already had their applications denied were still at the center, and seven of them have now been deported. 40 people were given advanced notifications of deportation. |
| | | | Close Norway's borders to keep out crime: Klinge |
| [Norwaynews] [18.07.2012, 10:44am, Wed. GMT] |
Centre Party MP Jenny Klinge has called for Norway to tackle organized crime by reasserting control over its own borders and leaving the Schengen border union. “The Schengen agreement makes it easy for criminals to come to Norway,” she told newspaper Klassekampen. “We have to take control over our own borders,” said Klinge, whose party is a junior partner in the three-party red-green coalition government. |
| | | | Vegarshei Community of Norway to recognize the Armenian Genocide |
| [Norwaynews] [22.04.2012, 01:13am, Sun. GMT] |
Towards the commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, there will be three events held in Norway this year. As a tradition, the Aremnians of Oslo and surrounding areas will gather at the Institute of Fridtjof Nansen, the place which once used to be Nansen's residence. This place embraces the tomb of Nansen, the great humanist and committed friend of Armenians, which became a unique sanctuary and memorial for the Genocide. On the same day, April 24, the Armenians of Bergen, the second biggest city of Norway, will commemorate the Genocide victims at the cross-stone dedicated to their memory. |
| | | | Immigrants will constitute half of Oslo’s population in 2040 |
| [Norwaynews] [14.03.2012, 09:01pm, Wed. GMT] |
| In less than 30 years, almost half of Oslo’s population will have an immigrant background, according to recent figures from Statistics Norway. The statistics show that the current share of immigrants and Norwegian-born citizens with an immigration background will increase from 28 percent to 47 percent of the city’s population in 30 years. 170.206 immigrants currently live in Oslo. If Statistics Norway’s prognosis is correct, that number will increase to 386.979 in 2040. |
| | | | Sri Lankan woman's death in Norway bares plight of a Nation deprived of international justice |
| [Norwaynews] [03.02.2012, 08:54pm, Fri. GMT] |
24-year-old Garolin Vinotha Nesarajah, who killed herself along with her 20-month-old baby boy on 16 January in a refugee centre in Førde in Western Norway, was not prepared for her deportation, as she feared she would be interrogated and tortured by the Sri Lanka Army back home, reporters in Jaffna said. Garolin immolated herself along with the baby, the Norwegian police think.
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| | | | Child refugees from Libyan crisis in Norway for UN resettlement process |
| [Norwaynews] [17.01.2012, 04:47pm, Tue. GMT] |
| A group of 33 unaccompanied children who spent months in a refugee camp in Tunisia after fleeing last year’s turmoil in Libya have arrived in Norway for a resettlement process spearheaded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The children, who left for Norway on Sunday, were among 90 youngsters who arrived in Tunisia from Libya unaccompanied, with some having lost their parents or were separated during their flight from the chaos that engulfed Libya during the military campaign to oust the regime of Muammar al-Qadhafi. |
| | | | Costly to be a Norwegian citizen |
| [Norwaynews] [24.11.2011, 06:42pm, Thu. GMT] |
| It costs to become a Norwegian citizen. Since 2005, the price to apply for citizenship rose from 1,000 to 2,500 NOK. Meanwhile, the price of passports and driving licenses declined. To obtain a permanent residence permit, the applicant must pay a further 1,600 kroner, according to Aftenposten. Six years ago, it cost only 600 kroner. The price for family immigration permits have gone up from 600 to 3,000 kroner. |
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