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Eritreans Supporting Regime Stripped of Norwegian Citizenship

The image is a screenshot of a news article from the 'FOREIGN' section. The top portion features a split visual: the left side shows a photograph of people standing in a crowd, with one individual holding a red, green, and yellow flag (consistent with the Eritrean flag). The right side displays a close-up of a Norwegian passport with the text 'NORGE NOREG NORWAY PASS PASSPORT' and a gold coat of arms. Below this visual element is a news article with the headline 'Eritreans who support the regime are stripped of their citizenship,' published at 10:00. The article details that Norway's migration authority is processing citizenship withdrawal for Eritreans who supported the regime they claimed to flee, with similar proposals in Sweden. It mentions a two-year investigation by Norway's Directorate of Immigration into 135 Eritreans, questioning their asylum claims if they supported the Eritrean regime (including those who fled military service). A footer promotes 'Don't miss our PLUS content!'
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Eritreans who support the regime are stripped of their citizenship. In Norway, the migration authority has initiated a process with the aim of withdrawing citizenship from Eritreans who support the regime they claim to be fleeing. Similar measures are also proposed in Sweden. For two years, a group within the Norwegian equivalent of the Migration Board, the Directorate of Immigration, has investigated tips and information about 135 Eritreans living in Norway. The question has been why they were granted asylum and later Norwegian citizenship while supporting the Eritrean regime. Several of the Eritreans investigated have claimed that they fled to escape military service in Eritrea.

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The image is a screenshot of a news article from the 'FOREIGN' section. The top portion features a split visual: the left side shows a photograph of people standing in a crowd, with one individual holding a red, green, and yellow flag (consistent with the Eritrean flag). The right side displays a close-up of a Norwegian passport with the text 'NORGE NOREG NORWAY PASS PASSPORT' and a gold coat of arms. Below this visual element is a news article with the headline 'Eritreans who support the regime are stripped of their citizenship,' published at 10:00. The article details that Norway's migration authority is processing citizenship withdrawal for Eritreans who supported the regime they claimed to flee, with similar proposals in Sweden. It mentions a two-year investigation by Norway's Directorate of Immigration into 135 Eritreans, questioning their asylum claims if they supported the Eritrean regime (including those who fled military service). A footer promotes 'Don't miss our PLUS content!'

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The image appears to be a screenshot of a news article, likely from an online news platform. The top-left photograph includes visible Creative Commons attribution to Piotr Tysarczyk and Christian Leonard Quide, dated 12 July 2006 (CC BY-SA 3.0), indicating the image is a repurposed licensed photograph. The news content focuses on Norwegian immigration policy, suggesting the article was published around the time of the reported two-year investigation (circa late 2000s, though exact publication date is unspecified). No clear platform-specific watermark is visible beyond the 'FOREIGN' section header, indicating it may originate from a general news outlet covering international affairs.

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