News and events // 18/07/2010 //

Norway condemns the suicide attack in Sistan-Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran on Thursday 15 July. “Norway deeply deplores this act of terrorism,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen.

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News and events // 16/06/2010 //

In the UN Human Rights Council today, Norway criticised the human rights situation in Iran on behalf of more than 50 countries. The joint statement was timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the controversial presidential election in Iran.

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News and events // 06/07/2010 //

Today, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide summoned the Iranian Ambassador, Seyed Hossein Rezvani, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with two death sentences in Iran: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has been sentenced to death by stoning for infidelity, and Mohammad Reza Haddadi has been sentenced to death for a crime allegedly committed when he was a minor.

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News and events //

On Sunday, Iran executed five Kurdish activists in the Evin prison in Teheran. The executions were carried out at a critical point prior to the anniversary of the 2009 election.

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Photo: Karim Kadim/AP/Scanpix
18.05.2010 //

More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May.

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Photo: Kimm Saatvedt
07.05.2010 //

Norway hosts a great variety of popular festivals during the summer months, extending across the entire music spectrum, from the more classically-based Bergen International Festival to the modern Øya Festival in Oslo.

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Embassy // 08/06/2010 //

The Visa section at the Royal Norwegian Embassy Tehran has limited capacity to answer phonecalls until 16th June.

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