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We are building a journalism exile hub in Kirkenes. It will strengthen knowledge on Russia and the North The Barents Observer teams up with UiT The Arctic University of Norway in a project on exile journalism and knowledge development in the borderla... [1]

Cargo of ammonium nitrate got port of refuge next to University Hospital of North Norway The vessel came from Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha and carries 20,000 tons of the hazardous material ammonium nitrate known from many explosions in the p... [2]

Svalbard-research becomes more important for China, professor says China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to prepare joint Arctic scientific projects with Russian partners. This became clear during a recent visit to Barentsburg on Svalbard. [3]

"Apparently, God himself commanded the Russian Orthodox bishop to build a chapel right under NATO radars" Russian security forces are strengthening their influence in northern Norway — and sowing division within the country. [4]

Russian diplomats stir up emotions in Norwegian border town Kirkenes On Moscow's 'victory day,' visiting Russians from the nearby Murmansk region tore down a Ukrainian anti-war poster and participated in a patriotic gathering organised by the local R... [5]

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[1] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2023-02-28 · 100% match

We are building a journalism exile hub in Kirkenes. It will strengthen knowledge on Russia and the North

We are building a journalism exile hub in Kirkenes. It will strengthen knowledge on Russia and the North The Barents Observer teams up with UiT The Arctic University of Norway in a project on exile journalism and knowledge development in the borderla

[2] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2024-09-03 · 100% match

Cargo of ammonium nitrate got port of refuge next to University Hospital of North Norway

Cargo of ammonium nitrate got port of refuge next to University Hospital of North Norway The vessel came from Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha and carries 20,000 tons of the hazardous material ammonium nitrate known from many explosions in the p

[3] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2024-09-10 · 100% match

Svalbard-research becomes more important for China, professor says

Svalbard-research becomes more important for China, professor says China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to prepare joint Arctic scientific projects with Russian partners. This became clear during a recent visit to Barentsburg on Svalbard.

[4] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2025-11-05 · 100% match

"Apparently, God himself commanded the Russian Orthodox bishop to build a chapel right under NATO radars"

"Apparently, God himself commanded the Russian Orthodox bishop to build a chapel right under NATO radars" Russian security forces are strengthening their influence in northern Norway — and sowing division within the country.

[5] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2023-05-09 · 97% match

Russian diplomats stir up emotions in Norwegian border town Kirkenes

Russian diplomats stir up emotions in Norwegian border town Kirkenes On Moscow's 'victory day,' visiting Russians from the nearby Murmansk region tore down a Ukrainian anti-war poster and participated in a patriotic gathering organised by the local R

[6] FI nordics.info · 2019-12-19 · 96% match

Interview: "we won't be silenced" - Sámi language and literature

Interview: "we won't be silenced" - Sámi language and literature In this short video, Lill Tove Fredriksen, Associate Professor in Sámi Literature at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, discusses the Sámi language pre-, during and after Norwegianisa

[7] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2024-08-02 · 96% match

Mayor wants to tear down Russian-initiated war monuments

Mayor wants to tear down Russian-initiated war monuments “I want them removed as they are misused by sympathisers and Russian authorities,” says Vardø Mayor Tor-Erik Labahå.

[8] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2024-05-20 · 96% match

This is how an agent from Murmansk built a network in Northern Norway

This is how an agent from Murmansk built a network in Northern Norway Sergei Goncharov and the Russian Geographical Society over several years cultivated a web of partners in neighbouring Norway.

[9] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2023-08-05 · 96% match

In Norway's northeast, locals started process to import Soviet-era tank from Russia’s Northern Fleet

In Norway's northeast, locals started process to import Soviet-era tank from Russia’s Northern Fleet Today, the Vardøhus Museum Association declines to tell who initiated the process of bringing over the T-34 to Norway.

[10] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2021-06-25 · 96% match

The Russian Ministry of Defense is building a war memorial in Northern Norway

The Russian Ministry of Defense is building a war memorial in Northern Norway Battling over history and truth, Moscow brings its big politics over war memorials to a mountain top in Hasvik, northern Norway.

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