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Norwegian media that spread the Hamse Ali hoax now hunt right-wing radicals
One day after Hamse Ali was convicted of false reporting, Faktisk.no and Bergensavisen published a major investigation into those spreading the May 17 violence…
Freedom or Absolutism?
“Religion is a private matter,” says Egon Holstad, editor of the newspaper iTromsø, in an attempt to put Christian Youth party (KrFU) leader Ingrid…
Woman linked to Chinese spy suspect now works at NATO rocket base supplier
The house raided by PST on Andøya on 7 May lies near Andøya Spaceport, where NATO-funded space rockets are launched. The property is owned…
So far left it breaks the meter: Norwegian commentary shocks bias watchdog
Everyone has biases — and that’s fine, says AllSides. No news coverage is completely impartial. Yet hidden media bias misleads, manipulates, and divides people.…
Norway's state broadcaster lets multiculturalism choose Norway’s World Cup song
A number of Norwegian artists have created songs for the World Cup ahead of Norway’s participation. NRK chose a 7th grade class at Linderud…
Morgan Freeman has a lesson on racism for Norwegian activist Sumaya Jirde Ali
At just 17 years old, the Somali immigrant was given a platform to voice her views on a snow-white Norway that she considered unfair…
Labour party-linked data centre secures NOK 2.2 billion state loan
Climate policy has made the mixing of public and private money the new normal. At the same time, political heavyweights keep being appointed to…
Somalis are Norway's most violent minority
The most violent category of residents in Norway is Norwegian-born men aged 15–24 with parents from Somalia. The rate of violence in this group…
Large mosque with minaret cleared for construction near Oslo
Muslims have received the green light to build a grand mosque in Ski in Nordre Follo. Muslimsk Kultursenter Ski has around 1,000 members, and…
Swedish media: For the Sake of Democracy — or Social Democracy?
While Dagens Nyheter claims to open its website for free “for the sake of democracy”, young voters are instead served a carefully curated universe…
Is Norway still a constitutional state governed by law?
The daily news is confusing. We see responsible citizens dragged into court, convicted, and punished for minor offenses, while perpetrators of extreme violence go…
Why do some Norwegians despise their own people?
“‘Why do some Norwegians hate their own people?’ was the original headline, but I realized that ‘hate’ is a strong word that should be…
The housing market is pricing away the next generation
Children are not born into spreadsheets. They are born into a home. They need a room, a bed, a nursery place, a safe everyday…
The Labour Party’s abuse of power against individuals is nothing new
These days, many of us are deeply shaken by the way Lillian Gran and her children are being treated by the apparatus of power.…
Every human being has a name
Last week we read that 11 of the 19 Stolpersteine in Brugata in Oslo were once again vandalized on the night of Monday, May…
Europe calls terrorists crazy — But has itself gone mad
The psychiatrization of Muslim attacks on Europeans is a deliberate political strategy. By de-Islamizing the phenomenon, multiculturalism is protected from collapse. It is better…