Atle Staalesen

«I suppose someone paid for my expulsion from Russia»

Norwegian businessman Atle Berge invested heavily in Murmansk and made great success. Not everyone liked that.
November 16, 2016

Russian fisheries say they will safeguard Arctic stocks

A new deal signed by several of the country’s biggest fish companies is to help protect vulnerable Arctic sea bed against trawling.
November 16, 2016

Tales of torment from Dadin’s prison

Former inmates confirm the brutal regime of Karelian prison colony No 7.
November 15, 2016

Latests news from Yamal on President's table

Precisely in 12 months, we will invite you to attend the loading of the first LNG tanker, Novatek leader Leonid Mikhelson tells Vladimir Putin
November 14, 2016

Migrants tried to make it to Scandinavia, were charged by FSB

The security service detains and charges migrants as they attempt illegal border crossing to Norway and Finland.
November 14, 2016

Russia’s most polluted city eyes a clearer sky

Norilsk Nickel signs $1.7 billion contract on a major industrial modernization. Emissions in Norilsk will be slashed, the company says.
November 11, 2016

Who sabotaged the Murmansk power plant?

Someone deliberately short-circuited the system, the regional government says. Explosive flashes of light on Tuesday night flared throught the city downtown.
November 11, 2016

Arkhangelsk pulp aims for European market

The biggest paper and pulp company in northern Russia intends to triple production and more than 8-fold boost exports.
November 11, 2016

Bomb threat against investigative journalists

The workshop in Komi headed by renown journalist Grigory Pasko did not proceed as planned.
November 10, 2016

Port developers outline bright future for Tiksi

It will become a hub for shipments between the Northern Sea Route and the Lena River.
November 10, 2016

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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