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Family Not Deported—Location Unknown
The Kehdr family, who were set to be deported from Iceland this morning, were not at the location that police sought to pick them up from. Their whereabouts are currently unknown, Vísir reports, and while police would not comment in depth on…
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PHOTOS: Hundreds Gather In Front Of Parliament To Protest Deportation Of Family
Some 300 to 400 people gathered in front of Parliament this afternoon to protest the impending deportation of a family, including four young children, who are set to be put on a plane under police escort early tomorrow morning. Attendees drummed, offered…
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Pressure On The Justice Minister To Save Family Scheduled To Be Deported Tomorrow
A group of protesters gathered at the government meeting office on Tjarnargata this morning, Vísir reports, all imploring Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir (above, right) to prevent the deportation of a family of six, including four young children, who are scheduled…
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Prime Minister: “Inhumane” Treatment Of Family Facing Deportation This Week
In a radio interview with Bylgjan yesterday, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir spoke up on the case of a family of six, including four young children, who have lived in Iceland for over two years and are facing deportation this week. “The case…
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Justice Minister: “Wont’ Change Regulations To Save Family”—But Doesn’t Need To, Either
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir says she will not change regulations on foreigners to prevent the deportation of a family of six, including four young children, who have lived in Iceland for over two years. However, the Minister is not obliged…
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American Anti-Defamation League Threatens Iceland Because Of Circumcision Ban
The Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, known as the most powerful Jewish human rights organisation in the US, has recently vouched to turn the world’s attention to the subject of growing extremism in Iceland if the circumcision ban is approved in Parliament, Vísir reports.…