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The Pandemic Holiday Diaries #2: Bára Halldórsdóttir & Hrafna Jóna Ágústsdóttir
How does one approach the holiday season in the midst of gathering bans and social distancing? To learn, we’re sitting down with families all over Reykjavík to find out how they are navigating this peculiar time. For this iteration of the Pandemic…
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‘This Is Not A Show’ – Bára Halldórsdóttir’s Installation Sheds Light On Life For The Disabled
Activist and artist Bára Halldórsdóttir is back with an installation piece entitled ‘This Is Not A Show’. “This is not a show. But it might be a tale, or it might be a standup, or it might be the delusional rant of…
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Bára Halldórsdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavik
Bára Halldórsdóttir is perhaps best known for being the whistleblower in the notorious Klausturgate scandal, but she is also an activist for disabled people’s rights and an artist. Here, she details what her perfect day in Reykjavík would be like; “a world…
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Hatari To Support Klausturgate Whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir
Whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir, who recorded the infamous conversation between members of the Central Party and People’s Party at the bar Klaustur last year, can now count on support from Iceland’s world-famous Eurovision contestant Hatari. The band has announced that they will contribute…
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Legal Fund For Bára Halldórsdóttir Established
Bára Halldórsdóttir, the whistleblower who recorded six members of Parliament speaking abusively about their colleagues in a public space, still has outstanding legal fees and other expenses to contend with. The general public has rallied their support, establishing a Karolina Fund project…
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Klausturgate Whistleblower Compelled To Delete Recordings, Will Not Be Fined
The Date Protection Authority has ruled that Bára Halldórsdóttir‘s recordings of six MPs speaking abusively in public constitutes “electronic surveillance”, RÚV reports. As such, the Authority believes she violated the privacy of the politicians she recorded speaking in public, but she will…
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The Art Of Being Seen: Bára Halldórsdóttir Will Bring Disabled Reality To Light
While Iceland has a reputation for having a strong and vibrant social welfare system, Iceland’s disabled population often feels overlooked and invisible. As a group, they are frequently the centre of social media discussions, and Bára Halldórsdóttir, an artist who is herself…
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The Power Of Accountability: An Interview With Whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir
Bára Halldórsdóttir, a queer disabled woman who has long advocated for the rights of the chronically ill, found herself in the spotlight last November when it was revealed she had recorded the six parliamentarians implicated in the so-called Klausturgate scandal, subsequently sending…