Mass killer Breivik tries to sue Norway once more for ‘breach of human rights’
1 year ago

Mass killer Breivik tries to sue Norway once more for ‘breach of human rights’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011, will try for the second time Monday to sue the Norwegian state for allegedly breaching his human rights. Norway’s worst peacetime killer claims his solitary confinement since being imprisoned in 2012 amounts to inhumane treatment under the European Convention of Human Rights. In a letter to the court, Andreas Hjetland, a government attorney, wrote that Breivik had so far shown himself to be unreceptive to rehabilitative work and it was “therefore difficult to imagine which major reliefs in terms of sentencing are possible and justifiable.” The trial will be held Monday in the gymnasium in Ringerike prison, a stone’s throw from Utøya.

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Norwegian court rejects mass killer Anders Behring Breivik’s 2nd bid for parole
1 month ago

Norwegian court rejects mass killer Anders Behring Breivik’s 2nd bid for parole

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian court has rejected a second bid for parole by mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011. The Ringerike, Asker and Bærum district court last month held a parole hearing for the 45-year-old far-right extremist, who is serving a 21-year sentence. Breivik was convicted in 2012 …

Norway killer Breivik seeks parole 13 years after massacre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Norway killer Breivik seeks parole 13 years after massacre

The Hindu  

Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in twin attacks in 2011, on Tuesday asked a court for parole for the second time, a request widely expected to be denied. His first parole request in January 2022 was denied, with the court concluding there was a "clear risk" he would resume the behaviour that led to …

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik seeks parole for a second time
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik seeks parole for a second time

Associated Press  

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, was in court on Tuesday for a parole hearing. Breivik, 45, who is serving a maximum 21-year sentence, is eligible under Norwegian law for a parole hearing after 10 years in prison. The authorities have said Breivik’s parole request should be rejected …

Norwegian mass killer loses second attempt to sue the state for alleged breach of his human rights
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Norwegian mass killer loses second attempt to sue the state for alleged breach of his human rights

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, on Thursday lost his second attempt to sue the state for what he claimed was a breach of his human rights. “Breivik has good physical prison conditions and relatively great freedom in everyday life,” Judge Birgitte Kolrud said in …

Mass killer who says his rights are violated should remain in solitary confinement, Norway says
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mass killer who says his rights are violated should remain in solitary confinement, Norway says

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway’s government insisted on Friday that Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011, remains dangerous and should stay in solitary confinement, rejecting his claim in a suit that his human rights are being violated. “There is simply nothing indicating that Breivik’s human rights are being violated,” …

Norwegian mass killer begins second attempt to sue state for alleged breach of human rights
1 year ago

Norwegian mass killer begins second attempt to sue state for alleged breach of human rights

The Independent  

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Norwegian mass killer begins a second attempt to sue the state for an alleged breach of human rights
1 year ago

Norwegian mass killer begins a second attempt to sue the state for an alleged breach of human rights

Associated Press  

STAVANGER, Norway — Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, launched his second attempt at suing the state on Monday, accusing the Justice Ministry of breaching his human rights. The Norwegian state denies Breivik’s claims, arguing that the prison conditions are “significantly better” now than they were during the …

Norway court rejects mass killer Breivik’s parole request
2 years, 11 months ago

Norway court rejects mass killer Breivik’s parole request

Al Jazeera  

A Norwegian court ruled on Tuesday that far-right attacker Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, must remain in prison, saying there remains “an obvious risk” he could return to behavior that led up to the massacre. Last month, Breivik faced a parole hearing before the three-judge Telemark District Court where he professed white supremacist views and flashed …

Norway mass killer tests limits of lenient justice system
2 years, 11 months ago

Norway mass killer tests limits of lenient justice system

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Obviously this has been extremely trying for survivors, the …

Norway killer Breivik tests limits of lenient justice system
2 years, 11 months ago

Norway killer Breivik tests limits of lenient justice system

Associated Press  

STAVANGER, Norway — Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik spends his days in a spacious three-room cell, playing video games, exercising, watching TV and taking university-level courses in mathematics and business. While Breivik’s human rights case was ultimately overturned by a higher court, the episode showed just how far the Norwegian criminal justice system could bend in favor of prisoners’ …

Prosecutor: Norway mass killer still ‘a very dangerous man’
2 years, 11 months ago

Prosecutor: Norway mass killer still ‘a very dangerous man’

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — A prosecutor in Norway said Thursday that a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 still is “a very dangerous man” and therefore a poor candidate for release after 10 years in prison, as Norwegian law permits. On the final day of a three-day parole hearing, prosecutor Hulda Karlsdottir said in her closing argument that Anders …

Psychiatrist on Norway mass killer: ‘You cannot trust him’
2 years, 11 months ago

Psychiatrist on Norway mass killer: ‘You cannot trust him’

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — A psychiatrist who has observed a Norwegian far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 and is seeking an early release from prison said Wednesday that Anders Behring Breivik “has the same diagnosis that he has had all along.” Breivik is serving Norway’s maximum 21-year sentence for setting off a bomb in Oslo’s government district and carrying …

Norway mass killer seeks parole 10 years after attacks
2 years, 11 months ago

Norway mass killer seeks parole 10 years after attacks

Associated Press  

SKIEN, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in 2011, argued Tuesday for an early release from prison, telling a parole judge he had renounced violence even as he professed white supremacist views and flashed Nazi salutes. Asked by the prosecutor who the messages were aimed at, he said they were …

Breivik survivors keep fighting for their vision of Norway
3 years, 5 months ago

Breivik survivors keep fighting for their vision of Norway

Associated Press  

STAVANGER, Norway — On the 10th anniversary of Norway’s worst peacetime slaughter, survivors of Anders Behring Breivik’s assault worry that the racism which nurtured the anti-Islamic mass murderer is re-emerging in a nation known for its progressive politics. And in many ways, the hate we see online and the threats against people in the Labor movement have increased,” said Aasmund …

Norway's July 22, 2011, terror attack: a timeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Norway's July 22, 2011, terror attack: a timeline

The Independent  

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Norway’s July 22, 2011, terror attack: a timeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Norway’s July 22, 2011, terror attack: a timeline

Associated Press  

STAVANGER, Norway — A timeline of the events of July 2011, when Anders Behring Breivik attacked the Norwegian government and a Labor youth camp on the island of Utoya, killing a total of 77 people, and the court proceedings that followed: July 22, 2011 2:09 p.m. — Anders Breivik sends a manifesto, “2083 – A European Declaration of Independence” to …

Breivik survivors keep fighting for their vision of Norway
3 years, 5 months ago

Breivik survivors keep fighting for their vision of Norway

The Independent  

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Norway mosque attack trial wraps up, verdict next week
4 years, 7 months ago

Norway mosque attack trial wraps up, verdict next week

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Norwegian man charged with murder and terrorism in the killing of his stepsister and the storming of an Oslo mosque should get the maximum 21 years in prison, a prosecutor said Wednesday on the final day of the trial. Philip Manshaus, 22, is accused of first killing his 17-year-old stepsister by shooting her with a hunting …

Anders Breivik: The Norwegian mass murderer was an inspiration to Brenton Harrison Tarrant and other right-wing terrorists.
5 years, 9 months ago

Anders Breivik: The Norwegian mass murderer was an inspiration to Brenton Harrison Tarrant and other right-wing terrorists.

Slate  

The manifesto of the terrorist responsible for the horrific attack at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday—a 78-page rambling text titled “The Great Replacement”—paid tribute to an array of racially motivated terrorists, including America’s Dylann Roof, Italy’s Luca Traini, Sweden’s Anton Lundin Pettersson, and Britain’s Darren Osborne. Tarrant specifically mentioned Breivik as someone who, through his …

NZ manifesto resembles Norway mass murderer’s text
5 years, 9 months ago

NZ manifesto resembles Norway mass murderer’s text

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The manifesto that the presumed New Zealand shooter published is shorter and “more sloppy” than the one written by a Norwegian right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, but expresses similar sentiments, a Swedish terror expert said Friday. Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defense College says the shooter is against mass immigration and “has to …

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