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Icelandic Ravens In Danger Due To Extensive Hunting
Around 3,000 ravens are hunted each year, which has lead to a serious decline in their numbers, reports RÚV. Ravens are hunted because of the damage they can cause to crops and other bird species due to them feeding on eggs. Unlike…
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Troubled Party Fights For Pets At Restaurants
The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Björt Ólafsdóttir, announced this weekend that she is going to present a bill to parliament to grant the legalisation of pets to be allowed inside restaurants and cafés. The announcement was made at the…
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Environment Minister Björt Ólafsdóttir Advertises Dress In Parliament
Björt Ólafsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, caused controversy after modelling a dress for the fashion brand Galvan London in the Icelandic House of Parliament last Friday. After considerable criticism, the fashion brand removed the photograph from their Instagram. The…
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News In Brief: March
March saw an epic battle against misogyny in Iceland when the hashtag #FreeTheNipple took social media, the country and eventually the world by storm. Shortly after an Icelandic girl was cyber-bullied by a troll on Twitter for a photograph in which her…
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Proposal To Make Revenge Porn Criminal Offense
Members of Alþingi on behalf of Bright future have introduced a proposal for amendments to the penal code, which would make the circulation of images considered revenge porn a criminal offense, punishable with up to 2 years in prison. First mover of…