Atle Staalesen

Thousands take to the streets in north Russian cities

Our protest will not have an end, people say as rage builds up against a large dump for Moscow household waste in Arkhangelsk region.
April 09, 2019

Fishermen find dead body in the trawl

The ship was operating in central parts of the Barents Sea when sailors did a horrendous catch.
April 05, 2019

Putin’s biggest oil company promises 100 million tons on Arctic route

We will build an Arctic cluster that will help boost shipments on the Northern Sea Route, leader of Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft makes clear to the President.
April 03, 2019

Liquified natural gas might fuel Russian Arctic towns

Local authorities along the Northern Sea Route are starting to plan for deliveries of a new energy source.
April 03, 2019

Norway’s new Arctic wells are dry

A string of wells have been drilled along the country’s maritime border to Russia. But none of them meet expectations.
April 02, 2019

FSB: Norwegian trawler did illegal fishing

The «Arctic Swan» violated catch regulations in Russian waters, the country's security service says.
April 02, 2019

Norwegian Navy gets its biggest ship ever

The brand new logistics vessel «KNM Maud» sailed its maiden trip to the USA where it picked up loads of ammunition and military equipment.
March 29, 2019

Parachuters are on the ice, this year’s North Pole camp has started

An ice floe has been found for the drifting ice camp Barneo-2019
March 29, 2019

Murmansk Governor’s new team is on its way from Moscow

New deputy governor in the Russian Arctic region is Oksana Demchenko, the close aide of newly appointed Governor Andrey Chibis from his time as government official in Moscow.
March 29, 2019

Police raids LGBT community in Arkhangelsk

Officers in uniform broke into the Rakurs center in the north Russian city in what appears as a strike against the small local LGBT community.
March 29, 2019

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
@atlestaalesen