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  • RVK Newscast 189: Huge Drug Bust

    RVK Newscast 189: Huge Drug Bust

    In this beautifully sunny RVK Newscast, Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, is at Kleifervatn to go over the latest news: a big drugs bust, Samherji and the rental market. [su_pullquote]Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live…

  • RVK Newscast 188: Murder In Reykjavík, And Icelandic Defamation Cases

    RVK Newscast 188: Murder In Reykjavík, And Icelandic Defamation Cases

    Newscast is back! Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and his trusty sidekick Pollý are at Fjallkonan restaurant in downtown Reykjavík to go over all the latest Icelandic news—and drink a pint of delicious Einstök beer! [su_pullquote]Who better to ask what’s best in…

  • IPI Reprimands Iceland For Archaic Defamation Law

    IPI Reprimands Iceland For Archaic Defamation Law

    In response to the charges that the Interior Minister’s assistant, Þórey Vilhjálmsdóttir, has pressed against journalists Jón Bjarki Magnússon and Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, the International Press Institute (IPI) has urged the Icelandic government to prioritize reform of defamation law. The institute’s statement,…