Environmental Activist Attacked in Arendal - Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no

Environmental activist attacked in Arendal - Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no

Frederic Hauge, longtime leader of Norwegian environmental organization Bellona, became a victim of what police agree was political violence this week. Hauge wasn’t out demonstrating or leading any organized protests as he often has, but instead simply unloading luggage from his car at the start of a long holiday weekend in the coastal town of […] The post Environmental activist attacked in Arendal appeared first on Norway's News in English — ww…

Bellona leader Frederic Hauge attacked on open street in Arendal – hit several times in the head – The man screamed that I am responsible for subsidizing battery factories and contributing to people dying as a result of the green shift, Hauge tells the newspaper. The incident took place in a residential area in Arendal at 1:30 a.m. Thursday night, according to Hauge. On Thursday afternoon, he was at the emergency room at Arendal Hospital for a …

Bellona leader Frederic Hauge tells VG that he was attacked and hit several times in the head on an open street in Arendal on Thursday night.

Bellona leader Frederic Hauge tells VG that he was attacked and hit several times in the head on an open street in Arendal on Thursday night.

On Thursday night, a man was beaten unprovoked in Skibberheia in Arendal. Bellona leader Frederic Hauge says he was the one who was attacked.

Bellona leader Frederic Hauge tells VG that he was attacked and hit several times in the head on an open street in Arendal on Thursday night. The police say that extra emphasis has been placed on investigating the case, since it involves a political figure. – They should have extra protection. They should not be “punished” because they are socially engaged, says Morten Eriksen, police chief at the Joint Criminal Investigation Unit in the Agder p…