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Norway has decided to dispense with an additional grant of NOK 70 million at the end of the year. This contribution comes in addition to the NOK 290 million dispensed to the UN refugee agency earlier in February this year. UNHCR Iran office received NOK 10 million of this figure since Iran continues to host the largest refugee population in the world of 840,000 Afghans and 43,000 Iraqis. Due to... Read more

“Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman are each in their own right worthy winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Government welcomes the award of this year’s prize to these three women. It is recognition of women’s non-violent efforts to promote peace and democracy,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

Den norske ambassaden i Tehran ønsker alle nordmenn i Iran velkommen til førjulslunch på ambassaden onsdag 14. desember kl 12.30. Dette blir en god anledning til å møte ambassaden og andre nordmenn i Iran. Read more

Norway initiated a motion at UNGA which with support of other member countries triumphed in adopting the resolution for recognition of rights of peaceful protestors and human rights defenders by UN general assembly all over the world... Read more

This week 3 representatives of the Norwegian Football Association were in Tehran for a four day training course to Iranian female football coaches at Azadi Stadium Complex... Read more

As part of the 25th International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults to be held in Hamedan the Norwegian theatre group “Teatre Joker” is slated to take part in the festival with 3 shows which will be staged on Monday 07 November 2011 at the venue Mahdieh Hall. The show times are 10 am, 15:30 pm and 17:30 pm. Teater Joker is a Norwegian theatre company that has been making theatre for... Read more

Following the terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22nd, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tehran has received a lot of condolences and messages of comfort from the Iranian society. Read more

“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Read more

State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gry Larsen commented, “Iran’s groundless persecution of people connected to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi’s Defenders of Human Rights Center give cause for serious concern.” Read more

“Norway is very concerned about the arrests of documentary filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi and photographer Maryam Majd,” said State Secretary Erik Lahnstein. Read more

The International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated by the Norwegian government and will be handed out for the 4th time in 2011. Scholarship funds amount to 1,000,000 NOK (approx. 125.000 Euro/160.000 US Dollars) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects worldwide. Read more

23 February-6 March, 2011 Oslo will host the Nordic World Ski Championships. Both athletes and spectators can look forward to a memorable week in Holmenkollen, with the new ski jump in the centre of the events. Read more

In 2010, more executions per capita were carried out in Iran than in any other country. This included the execution of at least two minors and several mass executions. This increase is part of a trend that has developed over several years. Read more

“The rulings against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh show that the situation for human rights defenders in Iran has become much worse,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

The Norwegian Government has offered its condolences to the Iranian government and people regarding the plane crash in Iran Sunday night: Read more

“We are concerned about Nasrin Sotoudeh’s health. The Iranian authorities must ensure that she is given a fair trial and has humane conditions in prison,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide. Read more

Norway has decided to contribute up to 1 million USD annually to the four-year country programme of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Iran. This is a sharp increase in Norway’s contributions to UNODC’s work in the country. Read more

I strongly condemn this assault on innocent civilians,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide following the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday. Read more

“Norway will follow closely the trial of lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh, which is due to begin in Teheran 24th of November”, said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide. Read more