Two hundred kilometres above the Arctic Circle hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers are finding a new life in northern Norway, but recently the doors have been shutting on those desperate to start fresh in the High North.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation and the upcoming Barents Summit, we here present 20 different views on the success behind and the future of the Barents Region.
The number of Russian organizations listed as “foreign agents” is growing rapidly and might soon include also sociological polling centers, research institutes and others receiving support from abroad.
The town of Kirkenes on the border to Russia was blessed with unusual nice weather on this year’s National Day. Have a look at how the town’s people celebrated “syttende mai”.
Last Thursday people all over Russia celebrated Victory Day, which marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. BarentsObserver brings you photos from the celebrations in Murmansk, Nikel, Arkhangelsk and Litsa.
Nadezhda Petrovna in Petrozavodsk teaches Vepsian, one of about 70 of Russia`s over 100 indigenous languages that could face extinction in today’s Russia.
In the run-up of tomorrow’s Victory Day festivities, Norway’s Consul General Øyvind Nordsletten lays wreath at the monument of Norwegian partisans outside Murmansk.
Flight attendants for the Norwegian airline Widerøe went on strike Wednesday. All flights by the airline, which serves most of the airports in Northern Norway, were grounded.
The Prosecutor General’s Office in Moscow has branded Human Rights organization Public Verdict as “foreign agents” saying it was financed from Norway’s Helsinki Group.
