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Tempi Train Disaster, 3 Years Later: Maria Karystianou Breaks the Silence on Corruption in Greece
Three years after the Tempi train disaster that claimed 57 lives, Maria Karystianou—the mother who became a national symbol for justice—speaks in an exclusive…
- A nobel cause
With his eight-minute speech on Iran, Trump has taken a decisive step towards re-establishing the United States as the indispensable nation that fights for…
220 million to queer siblings in Africa and Asia
You may perhaps have thought that Terje Rød-Larsen and his New York-based IPI reigned at the top among organisations that have received Norwegian aid…
Missionaries in Norway: Christians have begun street evangelisation
Many have been irritated that it is only Islamic and Islamist activists to be seen on the streets, moreover such as are so brazen…
Here they meet in secret
While the Epstein revelations dominated all attention, three men met in a conference room at Oslo’s Grand Hotel. A retired senior Norwegian Foreign Ministry…
Travelogue from freedom
The last time I experienced this feeling was almost 15 years ago, when I woke up in Sweden after six months in Afghanistan. Now…
Norway gives 141 million in development aid – to its own journalists
In 2025, the Norwegian Journalists’ Association (Norsk Journalistlag) received 10.5 million kroner from Norway’s aid budget. Since 2013, a total of 92 million kroner…
The toxic culture is everywhere, but those at the top bear the responsibility
The Epstein files expose parts of a corrupt snake pit of network relationships where profiteers are sucking money from the Norwegian state. The toxic…
Quran burner in UK eyes US asylum: How did things come to this?
Hamit Coskun burned a Quran in London, was convicted then acquitted, but UK prosecutors have appealed to reinstate the ruling. If he loses again,…
Sweden's Deputy PM urges terror designation for Muslim Brotherhood affiliates
The Muslim Brotherhood infiltrates society and abuses democracy. It should be designated as a terrorist organisation, and mosques and institutions should be scrutinised. That…
On the other side of the mound
The EU’s Kaja Kallas called for an Arctic strategy in Tromsø, but Brussels has little to offer. Will Norway become the EU’s proxy in…
The violent left poses a growing threat
The killing of Conservative student Quentin Deranque in France signals a rising threat from violent left-wing extremism across Europe. France’s justice minister blames inflammatory…
When the mighty fall, they land softly
When regular employees get caught up in serious criminal cases, they lose their jobs, their income, and their security. When it happens to those…
The toxic culture in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – seen from the inside
When the party handbook becomes too dominant and the roles of political leadership and the civil service blur into one another, professional integrity erodes…
Eight dangerous asylum seekers and ten neighbours: – Bloody man in the garden
A barracks in Norway’s far north has in recent years been used as a reception centre for particularly dangerous asylum seekers. The nearest police…
Architecture of Impunity
In 1996, Terje Rød-Larsen faced a public tax case with full details exposed. The tax authorities had to decide whether to reopen his assessment…