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VIDEO: Icelandic Police Again Use Force Against Peaceful Protesters
A sit-in at the Ministry of Justice ended with an unusual degree of force from the Icelandic police, video and…
Judge, Jury And Executive: How Our Former Justice Minister Inadvertently Ended Her Post
by Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Iceland got a new justice minister this month, after a dramatic ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)…
Information Is Never Neutral: The Editor Of Wikileaks Breaks His Silence
“If you’re not a radical journalist, you’re not a journalist,” Kristinn tells us near the beginning of our interview. “You’re…
Polls: Centre Party Keeps Sinking, Progressives Rise Up
The Centre Party, currently in the middle of a political scandal, continue to lose support, while the Progressive Party made…
Cruising or Crashing? Iceland’s Economy in 2019
This year marked the tenth anniversary of the country’s economic collapse, bringing unprecedented attention to Iceland. The tourist salvation is…
13 Days Of Grapemas: Coocoos Nest
In Iceland, Christmas is a little wacky. Instead of one Santa, we have thirteen. And rather than being a jolly…
Former Reykjavik Councilperson Found Guilty Of Money Laundering
Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, a former Reykjavík City Councilperson for the Independence Party, has been found guilty of money laundering in…
Editorial: What We Do In The Shadows
Icelandic society has been shocked and outraged because of an unprecedented leak wherein five MP’s were recorded talking trash about,…
Failed Icelandic Bank Linked to Manchester City Scandal
An investigation by German magazine Der Spiegel shows that a subsidiary of a failed Icelandic bank was deeply involved in…
Get Your Mind Blown: Reykjavík Arts Festival Picks
Reykjavík Arts Festival is here once more to take over the city with openings, exhibitions, music, and all flavours of…
Municipal Elections 2018: Reykjavík Is Boring
Municipal elections are a great opportunity for immigrants to participate more in the democratic process. You don’t need to be…
New GRECO Report Evaluates Iceland’s Response Against Corruption In Politics
In a report published yesterday by the Council of Europe, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) criticised Iceland for not…
Radical Social Space Andrými Organises Fundraiser
Radical social space Andrými, located on the 2nd floor of Iðnó, will soon be changing location. The group is therefore…
High Rollers: The Wacky World Of Icelandic Finance
When the Panama Papers leak broke last year, then-Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson wasn’t the only Icelander revealed to be…
Time Capsule: Austurvöllur Square
Austurvöllur Square has been a public gathering space for Icelanders since the 1930s. Though the Square is now home to…
See You This Time Next Year! – Crises, Early Elections & Crises Again
The time between the collapse of Iceland’s government and election day, while technically only being a little over a month…
Elections ’17: Left-Greens Get Mandate To Form Iceland’s Next Government
Formal 4-party talks will now begin for forming Iceland’s next ruling coalition, with Left-Green chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir as the new…
Elections ’17: Iceland May Get 4-Party Left-To-Centre Government
RÚV reports that Left-Green chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir will be meeting with President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson at 16:00 today. Sources believe…
Elections ’17: Five-Party Coalition Possibly In The Works
Left-Green chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir may be Iceland’s next Prime Minister, if current five-party coalition talks go as well as hoped….
Elections ’17: Who Are Iceland’s Political Parties & Who Will Lead Next?
As the results of the elections last Saturday reflect, there is no clear majority for a traditional two-party coalition. This…
American Style: Iceland’s Elections Get Farcical
Election season in Iceland always has a certain element of silliness. Campaign adverts can be cringe-inducingly bad; the “debates” are…