Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Russians In Iceland To Protest Against Navalny’s Treatment
Russians living in Iceland, along with people from other countries, will meet in front of the Russian embassy in Reykjavík…
Poll: Centre Party Disappearing; Left-Greens And Conservatives See Support Rise
The Centre Party is on the verge of polling low enough to not gain any seats in Parliament if elections…
COVID Roundup: 44 Domestic Cases Over The Weekend
Forty four new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected over Friday, Saturday and Sunday according to the latest data…
Icelander Reportedly Blacklisted In China For Critical Article
An Icelandic lawyer has reportedly been blacklisted by Chinese authorities for a critical article he wrote about real estate owned…
COVID Roundup: Four New Domestic Cases, One In Quarantine At Diagnosis
Four new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Only one was…
350 Suggestions For Name For New Lava Field Submitted
Erupting volcanoes create lava fields, and the burning question on the minds of many Icelanders is: what to name the…
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #7: Protect Trans Kids
Trans children have been made a hot subject of discussion lately, especially in the UK and the US, where numerous…
COVID Roundup: Zero Domestic Cases Yesterday
No new domestic cases of the coronavirus was detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Two people are…
COVID Roundup: One New Domestic Case, In Quarantine At Diagnosis
One new domestic case of the coronavirus was detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. This person was…
Gas From Eruptions Reaching Reykjavík Area Today
Gas pollution from the eruptions in Reykjanes will flow over the greater capital area today. Those with pre-existing respiratory conditions,…
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Refugees And Supporters Demonstrate Against Deportations To Greece
Some 50 people assembled in front of Parliament yesterday to peacefully protest against deportations; in particular, to Greece. Many of…
COVID Roundup: Three Domestic Cases, All Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis
Three new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. None were in…
COVID Roundup: One New Domestic Case Yesterday, Four In Total Over Weekend
One new domestic cases of the coronavirus was detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. This person was…
Well, You Asked: NFTs, Volcano Livestreams, And Vegan Spit
You keep asking, we keep answering Should I make my art an NFT? Yes totally. Sure, non-fungible tokens are bad…
Digging A Way Out: Austurlands Food Coop Tries To Recover
Austurlands Food Coop, an initiative started by Jonathan Moto Bisagni and Ida Feltendal in 2019, was a boon to Seyðisfjörður…
COVID Roundup: Three New Domestic Cases, One Not In Quarantine
Three new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. One of them…
Just Say Yes: Oscar Nominee Gísli Darri On “Yes-People”
Gísli Darri Halldórsson, long a known name in animation in Iceland and abroad, learned last month that he is now…
What Are Icelanders Talking About? – Shake, Rattle And Roll
The biggest controversy shaking Iceland right now is the new quarantine hotel. That is, anyone coming to the country—whether tourists…
City Council Issues Guidelines For Pools & Gyms To Welcome Trans People
Iceland’s gender determination act, which was passed in 2019, emphasised that trans people have the same rights as cis people…
COVID Roundup: Four Domestic Cases, All In Quarantine At Diagnosis
Four new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All of them…
COVID Roundup: 11 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Only Five In Quarantine At Diagnosis
11 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Five of them…
Visitors From Outside Schengen May Now Come To Iceland
The new border policy, announced last month and subsequently delayed, is now in effect: people from outside of the Schengen…
Another Fissure Could Open, Scientists Caution
Following news that another fissure has opened just north of the Geldingadalur eruption, scientists are now warning that another fissure…
COVID Roundup: Four New Domestic Cases, All In Quarantine At Diagnosis
Four new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All of them…
Court Rules Gov’t Cannot Impose Quarantine Hotel Stay, Few Leave Anyway
A government measure that went into effect April 1st, which compelled anyone arriving in Iceland from countries where the 14-day…