The Barents Observer

Olesia is new journalist in the Barents Observer

She was detained and persecuted for her anti-war activism in Arkhangelsk. She outsmarted the FSB and fled Russia. Today, Olesia Krivtsova is employed as journalist in the Barents Observer.
August 21, 2023

Vladimir Putin arrived to Murmansk

July 20, 2023

"I feel guilty. I don't think we Russians will manage to wash us away from it in the future..."

March 27, 2023

We are building a journalism exile hub in Kirkenes. It will strengthen knowledge on Russia and the North

The Barents Observer teams up with UiT The Arctic University of Norway in a project on exile journalism and knowledge development in the borderland between Norway and Russia
February 28, 2023

The rise and the fall of Norwegian-Russian relations. Interview with Ambassador Øyvind Nordsletten.

Øyvind Nordsletten at the Barents Observer studio.
January 17, 2023

“I fucking went to protect people and now they say I am nothing but a faggot!”

A volunteer soldier from a North Russian region returned home after fighting in Ukraine with news of the devastation in the army. Meanwhile, the wife of another volunteer complained of sick fighters being left to die without medical help.
December 26, 2022

"Now we can freely write and talk." Denis, Georgii and Anastasia are new members of the Barents Observer team

The three experienced reporters have left Russia and Ukraine, and now continue their independent journalism in Kirkenes, Norway.
October 05, 2022

Арктика Сейчас: Главные новости недели. Июль 11, 2021

July 13, 2021

Арктика Сейчас: Норвегия расширяет национальный парк на Шпицбергене

July 02, 2021

Repression by Law: Independent media as an enemy of the state

Pressure mounts on Russian independent journalism and a repressive regime steps up disinformation efforts targeted at domestic and international audiences alike. The situation is reflected also in the North, including in relations with neighboring Scandinavian countries, the new media monitoring report from the Barents Observer reads.
May 12, 2021