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Neglected Horses Put Down, Others Returned To Owner
13 horses had to be put down yesterday due to extreme neglect, RÚV reports, but other horses under the same owner were returned to them. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of interviewing…
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Four Drink Spiking Cases Over The Weekend
The police of the capital area police received four calls about suspected spiking cases on Friday, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]Best of Reykjavík 2022 Autumn edition is out! To celebrate we are adding a copy to all discount boxes ordered until September 12th! As…
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Une Misère Frontman Fired From The Band
In light of allegations of abuse against Une Misère frontman and now-former radio host Jón Már Ásbjörnsson, the band posted a brief announcement on Facebook saying that he has been fired from the band. [su_pullquote]Become a member of the Grapevine’s YouTube channel…
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Radio Host & Une Misère Frontman Fired Following Accusations Of Psychological Abuse
Jón Már Ásbjörnsson, the frontman for Icelandic hardcore band Une Misère and the host of the radio show Séra Jón on station X-ið 97.7, has been relieved from his position at the station. [su_pullquote]Become a member of the Grapevine’s YouTube channel for…
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Forgiveness Is Overrated
This is not a column I ever expected I would have to write. However, recent remarks from former Supreme Court judge and lawyer Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson have unfortunately forced my hand. In a recent interview with Eyjan, Jón Steinar talks about his…
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Court Mitigates Rape Verdict Due To Prior Sexual Relations
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday to mitigate the sentence of an 18-year-old asylum seeker, who had been found guilty of rape, after it was revealed that he and the victim had engaged in consensual intercourse twice that same night. As Visir reported in…
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It’s Alright, Martin!
“Festivities are known to have occurred at Sæból by fjord Dýrafjörður, at Flankastaðir on Reykjanes, in Reykjavík and Árnessýsla county. They dwindled throughout the 18th century and seem to have fully vanished in its last decades. Since then, no dancing took place…
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Women Unprotected As Supreme Court Drops Restraining Orders
Iceland’s Supreme Court has dropped a restraining order against a man who is suspected of physically abusing his ex-partner and recently confessed to sending graphic sexually explicit videos of her to her work colleagues, reports Vísir. “I was in shock,” said Juliane…