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 Norwegian police on Saturday dispersed a gathering of pro-Palestinian activists with tear gas and made several arrests in Oslo during Israel's defeat to Norway in a World Cup qualifier, according to AFP journalists. https://www.thelocal.no/20251012/police-disperse-pro-palestinian-activists-outside-israel-v-norway-match Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:16:59 +0200 police-disperse-pro-palestinian-activists-outside-israel-v-norway-match Protesters including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and members of Extinction Rebellion on Saturday tried to blockade of a gas and oil processing plant in southwest Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20240824/thunberg-joins-protest-at-norway-gas-plant Sat, 24 Aug 2024 14:50:56 +0200 thunberg-joins-protest-at-norway-gas-plant Environment and indigenous Sami activists blocked a central Oslo intersection on Wednesday to protest against wind turbines still in place on reindeer herding land two years to the day after a court ruled them illegal. https://www.thelocal.no/20231011/sami-activists-launch-fresh-protests-over-illegal-wind-turbines-in-norway Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:44:59 +0200 sami-activists-launch-fresh-protests-over-illegal-wind-turbines-in-norway Norwegian police on Saturday arrested 35 people after a group of neo-Nazi protesters in Oslo refused to comply with officers' orders. https://www.thelocal.no/20221030/dozens-arrested-at-norway-neo-nazi-demo Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:12:39 +0100 dozens-arrested-at-norway-neo-nazi-demo Norwegian police used tear gas against several people during a Koran-burning demonstration on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of counter-demonstrators clashed with police in the town of Sandefjord. https://www.thelocal.no/20220423/norwegian-police-spray-tear-gas-during-planned-koran-burning-demonstration Sat, 23 Apr 2022 21:02:50 +0200 norwegian-police-spray-tear-gas-during-planned-koran-burning-demonstration Tens of thousands of protesters angry at Covid-19 restrictions rallied in cities across Europe on Saturday as several nations reimposed partial lockdowns to fight new surges in infections. https://www.thelocal.no/20210321/in-pictures-europe-erupts-in-protest-as-coronavirus-surges-create-new-lockdowns Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:39:31 +0100 in-pictures-europe-erupts-in-protest-as-coronavirus-surges-create-new-lockdowns A Norwegian tourist on Friday said authorities had ordered her to leave India after taking part in protests against a new citizenship law, becoming the second European to be ejected over the demonstrations. https://www.thelocal.no/20191227/india-ejects-norwegian-for-protesting-against-citizenship-law Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:21:57 +0100 india-ejects-norwegian-for-protesting-against-citizenship-law