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Ten years on, survivors of Breivik attacks confront extremism 01 June 2021 - 11:15 Gwladys Fouche Astrid Hoem, a survivor of the 2011 shooting on Utoeya, retraces the steps of her escape from Anders Behring Breivik in Utoeya, Norway, in this May 11, 2021 file photo. Picture: REUTERS/GWLADYS FOUCHE Utoeya — Nearly 10 years after Anders Behring Breivik tried to kill her on the Norwegian island of Utoeya, Astrid Hoem is back there to explain to a group of teenagers how she ran...

Nearly 10 years after Anders Behring Breivik tried to kill her on the Norwegian island of Utoeya, survivors -- many of whom were teenagers at the time -- are determined to confront the far-right ideology which was a catalyst for the attack.

Survivors of Breivik’s 2011 attacks seek to confront far-right extremism ‘SNEAKY ISLAMIZATION’: The attitude among survivors has shifted from one emphasizing unity and consensus to examining the far-right ideology that fueled such attacks Reuters, UTOEYA, Norway Nearly 10 years after Anders Behring Breivik tried to kill her on the Norwegian island of Utoeya, Astrid Hoem is back there to explain to a group of teenagers how she ran for her life an...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 10:02 AM   [ Last Update: Tuesday, 25 May 2021 11:04 AM ] Palestinian policemen walk on the rubble of Arafat City, Gazas police headquarters in Gaza City on May 22, 2021, following a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in the besieged enclave. (Photo by AFP) More voices are joining the chorus of international denunciation of Israeli atrocities against Palestinians, particularly i...

The call by Oslo Bishop Kari Veiteberg for non-violent resistance to what she referred to as the occupation of Palestine sparked accusations of anti-Semitism and...

Spy scandal soils Parliament’s leader May 21, 2021 UPDATED: The president of the Norwegian Parliament, Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, has been subject to scathing criticism after she made sure that an embarrassing report on Norway’s military intelligence agency was kept secret. She’s supposed to champion openness, but her double vote against declassifying the report helped keep the results of a probe into the agency’s role in the Frode Berg spying scandal under wraps. As president of the Nor...

Norway won’t stop searching for oil May 19, 2021 Top Norwegian politicians are defying calls from the International Energy Agency (IEA) to halt more investment in new oil fields. Both the Conservatives and the Labour Party say they still don’t see any reason to revise oil policy, while a string of climate and environmental advocates suggest the political leaders are simply in denial mode. Frederic Hauge of the environmental organization Bellona strongly opposed this recent oil exploration...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): "My Indian heritage is an integral part of me. I am proud to be born in Norway and being a Norwegian but my soul, the way I think, the way my views have been shaped, is very much influenced by my Indian heritage and I try to stay very closely connected to India," said Young Achiever and Norwegian politician Himanshu Gulati at a virtual session of Ek Mulakat Visesh series of inspiring talks from his chamber inside the Norwegian Parliament. T...

A+ Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): “My Indian heritage is an integral part of me. I am proud to be born in Norway and being a Norwegian but my soul, the way I think, the way my views have been shaped, is very much influenced by my Indian heritage and I try to stay very closely connected to India,” said Young Achiever and Norwegian politician Himanshu Gulati at a virtual session of Ek Mulakat Visesh series of inspiring talks from his chamber inside the Norwegian Parliam...

Latest Corona-related news in brief: May 14, 2021 PRIME MINISTER ERNA SOLBERG defends her government’s decision to go along with health authorities’ advice and send more Corona vaccine to regions where infection is highest. It means other regions will get less, but Solberg insists that will benefit the entire country. The reallocation announced Wednesday has sparked fury among some mayors of towns and cities that now will receive less vaccine. Mayors in Vestfold and Grenland, where infect...