World SHOOTING Norway holds memorial service after fatal gay bar shooting The Nomad Today/dpa 6/27/22 Norway's PST intelligence service has deemed the shooting an Islamist terrorist attack
World WAR IN UKRAINE Soviet-era memorial in Berlin defaced with Ukraine war graffiti The Nomad Today/dpa 4/19/22 The Russian embassy stated that it was "deeply outraged by the blatant act of vandalism"
World HUMAN RIGHTS Russian court dissolves human rights group Memorial The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21 Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it has provided support to terrorists and extremists
World HUMAN RIGHTS Russia continues case against Memorial NGO as fears of shutdown grow The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/21 Current law requires groups that receive financial assistance from overseas to refer to themselves as foreign "agents."
World NORWAY Memorials to mark 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks start in Oslo The Nomad Today/dpa 7/22/21 "The terrorism of 22 July was an attack to our democracy," Prime Minister Erna Solberg said
World SWEDEN Stockholm plans memorial site dedicated to Swedish DJ Avicii The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/21 According to local politicians, the place will pay tribute to others who died too early due to mental illness.
Finland CENTENARY Design competition for Mauno Koivisto memorial now open The Nomad Today 10/1/20 The memorial committee invites all professional artists permanently residing in Finland to take part in the contest. Winners will be awarded a total of 55,000 euros .
World Memorial held for George Floyd as three officers appear in court The Nomad Today 6/5/20 Family members, friends, political and religious leaders gathered to pay tribute to Floyd at the first formal memorial service held for him.
Finland Memorial for former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto The Nomad Today 12/8/19 As a young man he worked at a dockyard and as a primary school teacher. He was the President of the Republic of Finland from 1982 to 1994.
Finland Auschwitz Memorial denounced display of a Nazi symbol in a Finnish bar The Nomad Today 11/12/19 At the entrance of the bar there is an iron sign with the phrase 'Arbeit Macht Frei' that imitates the entrance to the death camp.