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Over 100 Organisations Call For Nationwide Palestine Demonstration
Over 100 Icelandic organisations are planning a nationwide demonstration in support of Palestine, demanding action from the Icelandic government. The protest is set to take place on Saturday, September 6 at 14:00 in Reykjavík, Ísafjörður, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Stykkishólmur, Húsavík, and Hólmavík. The…
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Deportations To Greece May Be Illegal; Solidarity Demonstration Tomorrow
Despite the Directorate of Immigration (ÚTL) statements to the contrary, not only do they have the power to stop deporting asylum seekers to Greece; deporting them to Greece may be in violation of Icelandic law and international human rights law. As reported,…
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VIDEO: Solidarity With Palestine Demonstration At Iceland’s Parliament Well Attended
Some 300 to 400 people turned out at Austurvöllur, the square in front of Iceland’s Parliament, this afternoon, where songs were sung, speeches were made, and a statement was read from the nine Palestinian refugees recently evicted from their own housing by…
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Demonstration In Solidarity With Palestine To Be Held At Parliamentary Building Today
As Palestinians are being forcibly evicted from Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighbourhood in East Jerusalem, and much of the world has been gripped by emerged video footage of Israeli troops firing on worshippers in the Al Aqsa mosque, the situation is now…
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VIDEO & PHOTOS: Refugees And Supporters Demonstrate Against Deportations To Greece
Some 50 people assembled in front of Parliament yesterday to peacefully protest against deportations; in particular, to Greece. Many of those who attended were refugees themselves who face deportation to a country widely criticised by international organisations for their inhumane treatment of…
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Over A Year After Protest, Demonstrators Face Charges
More than a year after the fact, a demonstrator who took part in a peaceful protest at the Ministry of Justice is now facing charges of disobeying a police order, Fréttablaðið reports. The accused has responded in an open letter, published in…
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Livestream: Reykjavik’s Demonstration In Solidarity With Black Americans
As reported, the Reykjavík Grapevine will be livestreaming today’s demonstration with Black Americans at Austurvöllur square in front of Parliament today. You can watch it unfold on our Facebook and on our YouTube channel.
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Protest Demonstration In Reykjavik Tomorrow In Solidarity With Black Americans
Some 1,200 Icelanders have, at the time of this writing, pledged their attendance at a protest demonstration to be held at Austurvöllur, the square in front of Parliament, in Reykjavík tomorrow. One of the organisers the Grapevine spoke with, Asantewa Feaster (seen…
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Icelanders To Demonstrate In Support Of Kurdistan Tomorrow
A solidarity demonstration in support of the Kurds, who are currently being assaulted by the Turkish military, is slated for Austurvöllur tomorrow. “Let’s show the people of Rojava that the world is watching and marching in solidarity with them,” the event text…
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Photos & Video: Icelanders Demonstrate Against Child Deportations
Easily 1,000 Icelanders marched from Hallgrímskirkja church to the Austurvöllur square, in front of Parliament, to call upon the Icelandic government to stop deporting children, especially to Italy and Greece. As reported, there are currently two impending deportation cases in Iceland involving…
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Queer Activists Meet With President Over Russia
Yesterday, queer rights organisation Samtökin 78 met with Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson to discuss how Icelandic authorities could pressure Russia into protecting the rights of homosexuals in the country. During the meeting, the group furthermore spoke about the importance of encouraging…
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Solidarity Demonstration In Support Of Refugees; Against Nationalists
A demonstration will be held today in front of parliament to show support for refugees and asylum seekers, in Iceland and around the world, while also demonstrating against a group of anti-immigration nationalists who plan to hold their own demonstration at the…
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Icelanders Demonstrate Against Developing The Highlands
Icelanders gathered en masse in front of parliament yesterday evening to protest against the development of the Highlands. Vísir reports that those gathered specifically object to tentative government plans to lay power lines and develop power plants in one of Europe’s last…
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The Poor Donate Second Hand Domestic Appliances To The Rich
“The Poor Give The Rich Second Hand Domestic Appliances” is the title of an announced event, scheduled on December 23, the last business day before Christmas, locally known as Þorláksmessa. The event was announced on Facebook last Monday. —Thursday afternoon, over 800…
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Why Don’t You Kids Just Keep Debating That Airport?
Last week gave a lesson on the utility of noise as an antidote to critical thought and solidarity. 1. The airport: still no noise restrictions Last Thursday, the Progressive party’s members of Alþingi, all but the party’s ministers, officially proposed that organizational…
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“World Event” In 2009 When Protesters Defended Disarmed Police
During the massive demonstrations in January 2009, that led to the resignation of the Independent Party and Social Democratic Alliance coalition government, police finished their stock of pepper-spray, heavily employed against protesters. They were out of pepper-spray by January 21st, as is…
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Water Pistols Against Police Submachine Guns
Friday saw a demonstration at the Reykjavik Police Headquarters at Hlemmur. People gathered to protest the armorization of the Icelandic Police. Last week, news broke out that police forces had acquired 250 MP5 submachine guns, among other weapons, from the Norwegian army.…
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Police Fail To Withhold Names And Identities
Police have disclosed an internal report about its actions and organization during public demonstrations in the advent and aftermath of the 2008 ecomonic crash, including events related to the uprising known as the “kitchenware revolution”. This is in accordance to a ruling…