Engaged residents of Drammen, especially the leader of its youth council, blame their own city politicians for stirring up claims that their culturally diverse city southwest of Oslo had become racist. “Everyone who lives here knows that Drammen is not a racist city,” claimed the youth council’s leader on a nationally televised debate. Ronja Bajalan, […]
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Norwegians taking time off at mountain cabins during this week’s winter holidays have something new to complain about in the popular Sjusjøen area near Lillehammer: The noise of drones now being used to deliver sushi to neighbours’ doorsteps. “I think this is extremely negative, ” Espen Seeberg, who’s owned a cabin (hytte) at Sjusjøen for […]
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A new survey indicates that more than half of all Norwegians think “everyday racism,” characterized by derogatory ethnic-related remarks, is widespread in Norway. That shows how racism remains a problem, but also that more Norwegians are aware of it. The survey was conducted nationwide by research firm Norstat for Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK). It found that […]
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