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Muslim cleric indicted for politician death threats


A controversial and high-profile Muslim cleric has been indicted in Norway for making threats against the leader of the Conservative Party. Read the full story

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Doctor: torture victims handed death sentences


The director of a specialised healthcare centre claims Finland’s immigration service has a callous disregard for torture victims, as dozens are deported back to their homeland each year. Read the full story

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Finnish MP to face police investigation over immigration comments


True Finns MP Teuvo Hakkarainen will be the subject of a police investigation over controversial comments he made regarding immigrants. Read the full story

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Native Finns leaving Helsinki suburbs


New figures have shown that native Finnish people are leaving Helsinki’s suburban areas whilst the number of immigrants increases. Read the full story

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Long wait for asylum in Iceland ‘bad for people’


Ihtisham Ul Itaq from Afghanistan waited for one-and-a-half years for his asylum request to be processed by Iceland’s Directorate of Immigration. He was awarded a residence permit last year and says that the long waiting time has a terrible effect on people. Read the full story

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Denmark report: strict immigration regulations save ‘billions’


A new report from the Danish government has claimed that strict immigration policies save billions of euros each year. Read the full story

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Maria Amelie returns to Norway


One of Norway’s most famous and beloved immigrants has legally returned to the country just three months after her forced deportation. Read the full story

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Council candidate calls for asylum seeker testing after Oslo rapes


A lead candidate for the upcoming local elections in Oslo has caused controversy by calling for all new asylum seekers to be psychologically tested after a string of rapes in the city. Read the full story

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Finland nationalist election gains prompt EU bail out concerns


Finland’s general election has seen a nationalist party take nearly a fifth of the votes, according to the electoral commission. Read the full story

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Iceland immigration authorities under pressure to reform


Iceland’s Directorate of Immigration says it will re-evaluate its work methods after the Reykjavik District Court twice nullified directorate rulings over alleged sham marriages. The rulings were overturned on technical grounds. Read the full story

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