https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who murdered 77 people in Norway's worst peace-time killing in 2011, has applied for parole, his lawyer said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20200916/norway-killer-breivik-seeks-parole-lawyer Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:07:42 +0200 norway-killer-breivik-seeks-parole-lawyer A Norwegian man suspected of killing his step sister and opening fire in a mosque near Oslo last weekend, has admitted to the crimes though he has not officially entered a plea, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20190817/norway-mosque-shooter-has-admitted-to-crimes-police Sat, 17 Aug 2019 11:46:17 +0200 norway-mosque-shooter-has-admitted-to-crimes-police The European Court of Human Rights dismissed on Thursday a complaint by Norwegian neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, who alleged his prison conditions were "inhumane". https://www.thelocal.no/20180621/rights-court-dismisses-breiviks-complaint-about-jail-conditions Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:33:57 +0200 rights-court-dismisses-breiviks-complaint-about-jail-conditions Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik will learn Thursday the result of his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against his prison conditions in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20180619/mass-killer-breivik-appeal-ruling-due-at-european-rights-court Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:38:10 +0200 mass-killer-breivik-appeal-ruling-due-at-european-rights-court Norway's right-wing government could resign this week if the justice minister loses a no-confidence vote after she triggered outrage among survivors of a 2011 gun massacre, media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180318/norway-government-may-fall-on-ministers-no-confidence-vote Sun, 18 Mar 2018 15:31:14 +0100 norway-government-may-fall-on-ministers-no-confidence-vote Neo-Nazi mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011 in Norway, has formally asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule on his prison conditions, which he considers "inhumane", his lawyer said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170630/breivik-files-prison-case-to-european-rights-court-lawyer Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:33:04 +0200 breivik-files-prison-case-to-european-rights-court-lawyer Norway's government said Wednesday that a controversial memorial for the victims of Anders Behring Breivik's 2011 terrorist attack would be rethought, in order to avoid an embarrassing lawsuit by local residents. https://www.thelocal.no/20170621/controversial-utya-massacre-memorial-to-be-rethought Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:01:42 +0200 controversial-utya-massacre-memorial-to-be-rethought Neo-Nazi mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, will take his case over his "inhumane" prison conditions to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer said Thursday after exhausting all legal options in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20170608/rebuffed-in-norway-breivik-takes-case-to-european-rights-court Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:11:17 +0200 rebuffed-in-norway-breivik-takes-case-to-european-rights-court Survivors of the terror attack on the island of Utøya near Oslo on July 22nd 2011, in which far-right extremist Anders Breivik shot and killed 69 members of the Norwegian Labour Party’s party youth wing, have not received sufficient psychological support in the years since the massacre, says a new report. https://www.thelocal.no/20170310/utya-survivors-received-insufficient-support-says-report Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:23:54 +0100 utya-survivors-received-insufficient-support-says-report Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has not been treated "inhumanely" by being held in isolation in prison, an Oslo appeals court ruled on Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling. https://www.thelocal.no/20170301/norway-court-decides-on-breiviks-inhumane-isolation Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:10:51 +0100 norway-court-decides-on-breiviks-inhumane-isolation The youth wing of Norway’s Labour Party (AUF) and a support group for the families of Utøya victims have proposed moving the controversial ‘Memory Wound' memorial in order to avoid a legal battle. https://www.thelocal.no/20170209/new-location-proposed-for-contentious-utya-memorial Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:30:57 +0100 new-location-proposed-for-contentious-utya-memorial A lawyer for jailed Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik said on Wednesday the neo-Nazi's isolation was harmful to his mental health, a key point in his legal battle over prison conditions. https://www.thelocal.no/20170118/breiviks-lawyer-says-isolation-is-harming-the-extremists-mental-health Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:16:40 +0100 breiviks-lawyer-says-isolation-is-harming-the-extremists-mental-health Norway told judges on Tuesday it was treating mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik in prison "humanely and respectfully" in its appeals case against having violated his human rights. https://www.thelocal.no/20170117/norway-says-breivik-treated-humanely-and-respectfully Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:16:30 +0100 norway-says-breivik-treated-humanely-and-respectfully Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, said on Thursday that his more than five-year prison isolation has radicalised him, a key point in his lawsuit against the Norwegian state over his prison conditions. https://www.thelocal.no/20170112/mass-murderer-breivik-claims-prison-isolation-has-made-him-more-radical Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:34:52 +0100 mass-murderer-breivik-claims-prison-isolation-has-made-him-more-radical A human rights appeal involving the detention of Norwegian mass shooter Anders Behring Breivik began by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on January 10. https://www.thelocal.no/20170112/norways-human-rights-appeal-over-the-prison-conditions-of-anders-breivik-explained Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:34:00 +0100 norways-human-rights-appeal-over-the-prison-conditions-of-anders-breivik-explained The Norwegian state, found guilty of treating mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik "inhumanely" in prison, said on Wednesday his limited contact with the outside world was necessary because he is trying to spread his ideology from prison, including in dating adverts. https://www.thelocal.no/20170111/breivik-trying-to-spread-his-ideology-from-prison Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:46:22 +0100 breivik-trying-to-spread-his-ideology-from-prison Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has been strengthened in his right-wing ideology since being sentenced to prison five and a half years ago, Attorney General Fredrik Sejersted said on Tuesday as the state's appeal against a ruling on the domestic terrorist’s “inhumane” treatment got underway. https://www.thelocal.no/20170110/norway-breivik-more-extreme-now-than-before-his-attacks Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:41:54 +0100 norway-breivik-more-extreme-now-than-before-his-attacks A Norwegian court will on Tuesday examine the state's appeal against a ruling that right-wing extremist and mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has been treated inhumanely since being jailed for killing 77 people nearly six years ago. https://www.thelocal.no/20170109/norway-court-to-review-breiviks-inhumane-treatment-ruling Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:58:32 +0100 norway-court-to-review-breiviks-inhumane-treatment-ruling It attracted international attention when the Oslo District Court last spring sided with domestic terrorist Anders Behring Breivik’s contention that his prison conditions violate his human rights. https://www.thelocal.no/20170104/norway-prepares-for-yet-another-breivik-trial Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:17:14 +0100 norway-prepares-for-yet-another-breivik-trial The Norwegian government has offered to replace a controversial Utøya memorial in an effort to appease local residents. https://www.thelocal.no/20160915/norway-offers-to-scrap-controversial-utya-memorial-design Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:11:15 +0200 norway-offers-to-scrap-controversial-utya-memorial-design