Over the weekend, footage circulated of violence at a Burger King in central Bergen, where a 17-year-old boy was allegedly brutally beaten by several people. Police, who can be seen arriving on scene in the video, reportedly said the boy had facial injuries from the beating and that several young people aged 18 to 20 had left the scene before they arrived.
The footage also clearly shows the boy being kicked repeatedly while on the ground.
The Bergensavisen news portal had published a video of the incident on its Facebook page, but later removed it after readers commented that it revealed a very different story than what they had read about on the portal’s site, notes Rabulisten. It has since been reposted on X by others, including the activist group Patriot Bergen.
🇳🇴🔴A Norwegian boy was left beaten and bloody by 4 suspects in the city of Bergen on May 17.
"One can clearly see that there are four foreigners against one white boy. He is also kicked while he lies on the ground."pic.twitter.com/WgGzZr9m70
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 19, 2026In the footage, four foreign men can clearly be seen attacking the lone white man on the streets of downtown Bergen, according to the X account that posted the video.
BA’s coverage had failed to mention anything about the ethnicity of the attackers.
The video is now only available behind a paywall on BA’s website, angering some readers and groups who maintain that mainstream media systematically downplay or censor any violent incidents involving foreign ethnicities.
People are also calling out BA for removing what is clear evidence of what many would call a racist attack, given its previous coverage of the much-publicized racism allegations from Hamse Ali in Bergen back in 2024.
At that time, the newspaper published an extensive piece in which Ali claimed he was the victim of a brutal racist attack in Nygårdsparken. Describing the incident as “racist violence,” BA’s article also noted that Ali had claimed he was called a “fucking black guy” before six men allegedly attacked him. There was reportedly no video proving any part of his story.
Police stated at the time that they had no reason to doubt his claims, but ultimately, it was revealed that Ali’s story was a total fabrication.
After it was proven that the incident never occurred, BA updated its story accordingly. In the present case, video evidence was seemingly not enough to even provide proper details regarding the case.
Last year, Remix News covered the racial profiling case brought by Amnesty International against Norwegian police. Therein, Remix News quoted one journalist who, among many others, sought to highlight the rising issue of crimes committed by those with a migration background.
““Statistics from SSB (2020–2023) show that children of immigrants (second generation) commit even more violent crimes than their parents. Second-generation Somalis, Moroccans and Iraqis have a crime rate 7-9 times higher than Norwegian men. It’s the same for Sweden: A study from BRÅ in Sweden shows that children of immigrants often have higher crime rates than their parents,” journalist Rebecca Mistereggen wrote on X.
Amnesty is suing the Norwegian state for discrimination due to “ethnic profiling”.
Well, immigrants are more criminal than Norwegians. It’s a fact. They are suing the state because the police are doing their job properly. 🤡
Ps. Statistics from SSB (2020–2023) show that… https://t.co/0eCdXhWZL6 pic.twitter.com/3wUgOuh1Ub
— Rebecca Mistereggen (@RMistereggen) February 11, 2025
