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 Joshua French, the Norwegian ex-soldier jailed for more than four years in Congo, has stopped eating, leading his lawyer to speculate that "it is only a matter of time" before he dies. https://www.thelocal.no/20140320/jailed-norwegian-stops-eating Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:48:00 +0100 jailed-norwegian-stops-eating A Norwegian national accused of killing his friend and cellmate in a Congolese prison was given a life sentence for murder on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20140219/norwegian-soldier-found-gulty-of-murder-in-congo Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:18:18 +0100 norwegian-soldier-found-gulty-of-murder-in-congo A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo postponed the trial of Norwegian ex-soldier Joshua French by nearly two weeks on Friday, after his lawyer claimed that he was too sick to express himself. https://www.thelocal.no/20140110/judge-postpones-congo-trial Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:06:06 +0100 judge-postpones-congo-trial The trial of Joshua French in the Democratic Republic of Congo began in confusion on Tuesday, starting with uncertainty over its location and then grinding to a halt when the court translator was found to be inadequate. https://www.thelocal.no/20140107/french-trial-to-open-amid-confusion-in-congo Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:29:00 +0100 french-trial-to-open-amid-confusion-in-congo The top diplomat who travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo this week has said Norway's foreign minister Børge Brende may need to travel personally to Kinshasa to secure the release of the Norwegian jailed there. https://www.thelocal.no/20131216/top-envoy-to-bring-foreign-minister-to-congo Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:01:00 +0100 top-envoy-to-bring-foreign-minister-to-congo One of Norway's most experienced international diplomats arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday tasked with helping a Norwegian charged with murdering his cellmate. https://www.thelocal.no/20131213/eide-in-congo-to-help-free-jailed-norwegian Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:53:56 +0100 eide-in-congo-to-help-free-jailed-norwegian Joshua French, the Norwegian man jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been accused once again of murdering his cell-mate and countryman Tjostolv Moland in a serious blow to efforts to secure his release. https://www.thelocal.no/20131210/congo-charges-norwegian-for-killing-his-cellmate Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:39:00 +0100 congo-charges-norwegian-for-killing-his-cellmate Britain and Norway are to combine their lobbying efforts to secure the release of Joshua French, the British and Norwegian dual citizen serving a life sentence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Norway's new foreign minister Børge Brende said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20131128/britain-and-norway-join-forces-for-congo-prisoner Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:37:00 +0100 britain-and-norway-join-forces-for-congo-prisoner Norway's outgoing Prime Minister has met President of the Democratic Republic of Congo to plea for Joshua French, a Norwegian jailed in the country, to be sent home. https://www.thelocal.no/20130925/pm-meets-congo-president-to-plead-for-jailed-norwegian Wed, 25 Sep 2013 09:53:00 +0200 pm-meets-congo-president-to-plead-for-jailed-norwegian The body of the Norwegian prisoner found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has been returned home to Norway, Dagbladet has reported. https://www.thelocal.no/20130905/congo-prisoners-body-back-in-norway Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:26:58 +0200 congo-prisoners-body-back-in-norway Tjostolv Moland, the Norwegian found dead in his cell in the Democratic Republic of Congo, most likely committed suicide, an investigation by Congolese authorities has concluded. https://www.thelocal.no/20130829/norwegian-inmate-took-own-life-congo Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:55:21 +0200 norwegian-inmate-took-own-life-congo Norwegians Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French fought in their cell before Moland was found dead on Sunday, the information minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed. https://www.thelocal.no/20130822/moland-fought-with-french-in-cell-before-he-died-congo-minister Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:07:00 +0200 moland-fought-with-french-in-cell-before-he-died-congo-minister Joshua French, the Norwegian who found his jail-mate Tjostolv Moland dead on Sunday, has paid moving tribute to his friend in an interview with Norway's Dagbladet newspaper. https://www.thelocal.no/20130821/i-will-never-get-such-a-good-friend-again Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:01:00 +0200 i-will-never-get-such-a-good-friend-again Norway's Foreign Ministry has admitted little progress since a request made last year to transfer Norwegian manslaughter convicts Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland back home from the DRC, despite recently addressing the issue with the Congolese president. https://www.thelocal.no/20130705/norway-awaits-congo-prisoner-transfer-decision Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:19:00 +0200 norway-awaits-congo-prisoner-transfer-decision The mother of Joshua French, the Norwegian-British man facing execution in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has called for UK PM David Cameron's help in seeking a pardon for her son. https://www.thelocal.no/20120412/british-pm-urged-to-act-on-behalf-of-jailed-norwegians Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:43:00 +0200 british-pm-urged-to-act-on-behalf-of-jailed-norwegians