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“I have perhaps made some people angry”: The case of Greece vs. Tommy Olsen

“I have perhaps made some people angry”: The case of Greece vs. Tommy Olsen

Why are Greek authorities going after a Norwegian kindergarten teacher?

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Tommy Olsen helping asylum-seekers on Lesvos’ north shore in 2015 (Photo: Adam Rosser)

Towards the end of May, the east Aegean island of Kos issued an arrest warrant for Tommy Olsen.

In a matter of days, it will reach authorities in the town of Tromsø, in the Norwegian Arctic, where the 51 year-old kindergarten teacher lives.

Olsen’s lawyers have already a…

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