‘It is worse now’: The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on
The Norwegian writer on meeting the Taliban, her fears for girls’ education, and the legal battle that ensued after the publication of her bestselling book
July 2023
Terrorist Anders Breivik’s manifesto was listed for sale on Waterstones website
Bookseller removes anti-Muslim document by extremist who killed 77 people in Norway, after discovery by investigators
January 2022
Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik appears before parole hearing
Far-right mass murderer has served 10 years of a 21-year sentence for 2011 shootings
July 2021
What has Norway learned from the Utøya attack 10 years ago? Not what I hoped
Sindre Bangstad
TV tonight
TV tonight: jolly hockey sticks as Rob and Romesh head for goal
August 2020
Dear Christchurch, Breivik's trial showed us extremist ideas struggle in the light
Åsne Seierstad
A 10-week trial of Anders Breivik afforded him publicity, and underground infamy, but the openness benefited the victims too
July 2020
Protests as Norway begins tearing down building adorned with Picassos
Demolition work at building damaged in Anders Breivik attack has divided opinion
September 2019
Europe now
Norway is in denial about the threat of far-right violence
Sindre Bangstad
Politicians have pandered to a view that Islamist terror is the greatest danger, says social anthropologist Sindre Bangstad
August 2019
After El Paso and Dayton, the left needs to reach out to men, not condemn them
Iman Amrani
Only the likes of Jordan Peterson are engaging with young men lost in society, says the Guardian multimedia journalist Iman Amrani
May 2019
'He didn't destroy me. We carry on. He lost': survivors of terror attacks look back
From London to Nice, Berlin to Oslo, 11 people caught up in attacks across Europe reflect on the horror, the hope – and the kindness of strangers. Portraits by Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer
October 2018
Utoya: July 22 review – harrowing but manipulative
This dramatisation of Anders Breivik’s killing spree ramps up the tension but offers little in the way of reflection
22 July review – Paul Greengrass’s tough telling of the Breivik massacre
The focus on the survivors of the 2011 Norwegian murders fails to give the docudrama new insights
22 July review – Paul Greengrass's potent Anders Breivik docudrama
Greengrass’s reconstruction of the 2011 terror attack in Oslo is well-intentioned, committed and intelligent, albeit conventional
September 2018
Utøya survivor: Anders Breivik massacre films 'don't tell full story'
Real-life terror: is it exploitative to use human suffering for cinematic thrills?
February 2018
Berlin film festival 2018 roundup
Utøya massacre re-enactment stuns Berlin audiences
June 2017
Norway embroiled in row over move to scrap Utøya memorial
Norwegian government backs down over memorial to Breivik victims
April 2017
The Audio Long Read
The myth of the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist – podcast
In recent years, references to such attacks have become inescapable. But this lazy term obscures the real nature of the threat against us
