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Terror-convicted Krekar associate sues Norwegian state – wants to return to Norway

Kamil Jalal Fatah was sentenced in Italy in 2019 to seven and a half years in prison for plotting terrorism together with Mullah Krekar, who himself received a twelve-year sentence. Fatah is now suing the Norwegian state to have his expulsion order declared invalid.

Helgheim hits back: ‘Skjervø is showing totalitarian tendencies’

Progress Party politician Jon Helgheim hits back strongly at accusations from the Conservative Party’s Ola Svenneby and AUF leader Gaute Skjervø.

Danish party leader Inger Støjberg arrives with giant cheque: ‘Go home, Mohamed’

On Monday, Inger Støjberg stood outside Christiansborg with a metre-long cardboard cheque. Recipient: Mohamed Abdi Kahn. Amount: DKK 33,952. Purpose, written in capital letters: ‘One-way tickets from Denmark to Djibouti for 8 people.’

Online harassment of Skjervø exposes a legal free zone for gross abuse

AUF’s general secretary Jan Halvor Vaag Endrerud publishes gross examples of the online harassment against AUF leader Gaute Skjervø that bear witness to the fact that the legal protection against individual harassment has today virtually ceased. It will conflict with many people’s sense of justice. That groups have stronger protection against hate speech than individuals appears as something of a paradox.

Uyghur (33) convicted of uploading 57 child sexual abuse files – avoids prison

A 33-year-old Uyghur living in Arendal has been convicted of sharing and uploading 57 files depicting the sexual abuse of children. On Monday, Agder District Court sentenced him to community service.

Sweden: 17-year-old shot by two 14-year-olds in Södertälje

A 17-year-old was shot by two 14-year-old girls in Södertälje on Monday evening. At around 7.30 p.m., gunshots were heard near a school in the Ronna district. According to information obtained by Expressen, the victim was a 17-year-old boy who is said to have been shot in the stomach. He was taken to hospital by ambulance, and initially it was unclear how serious his injuries were.

Norway school fire: Girls refuse to testify in front of Document

Two teenage girls charged with aggravated criminal damage following last year’s major fire at Løten lower secondary school refused to give evidence in court if Document was allowed to be present.

Is Norway’s Aftenposten misleading its readers?

Aftenposten has discovered that water levels in Southern Norway’s hydropower reservoirs are historically low, but fails to mention the record levels of electricity production and exports that have drained the reservoirs. Aftenposten focuses instead on heatwaves and drought in Europe. Do the journalists understand what they are writing about?

Trump reduces cooperation with South Korea

Trump is signalling reduced military engagement with South Korea because South Korea showed no interest in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Trump reminds South Korea that it has a nuclear-armed neighbour to the north. It might therefore be wise to consider both its own interests and those of the world. Trump wants to remain on good terms with North Korea and is scaling back military activity with South Korea.

New York City politician: Stealing for ‘biological need’ is acceptable

A socialist politician in New York City believes it is perfectly acceptable to steal goods from shops if one has ‘biological needs’. Emily Gallagher is an outspoken supporter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which is increasingly winning seats from moderate Democrats.