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Man Fined For Hate Speech In Reykjanesbær
A man in Reykjanesbær was ruled to pay a 100.000 ISK fine after expressing hate speech online, RÚV reports. In a comment to a Vísir news story, the offender said that the “German showers” needed to be revived because of asylum seekers,…
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Minister Of Judicial Affairs Concerned About Growing Hate Speech
In the TV programme Silfrið, aired by RÚV on June 2, Minister of Judicial Affairs Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir admitted to have concerns about growing hate speech towards immigrants. The remarks follow a contentious protest last weekend. On Saturday, May 31, opposing groups…
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Counter Anti-Queer Extremism By Fighting Hate Crimes, Listening To Affected Individuals
Violence and hate crimes against queer people and the LGBTQ+ community have been prominent around this year’s Pride festival. Notably, Oslo pride was canceled this year because of a shooting shortly before at a popular gay club. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK…
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National Queer Association To Report Deputy State Prosecutor For Hate Speech
The National Queer Association (Samtökin ’78), an LGBTQ+ organisation in Iceland, will report Deputy State Prosecutor Helgi Magnús Gunnarsson to the police today because of his comments about LGBTQ+ people and asylum seekers, reports Fréttablaðið. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on…
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Wants The Police To Meet Parliamentary Committee To Discuss Racism & Hate Speech
Yesterday’s news that a photo of a police officer shows them wearing some questionable insignia, including a known hate symbol, has made its way to Parliament. RÚV reports that Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, a Pirate Party MP and member of the Judicial Affairs…
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Flags On Police Uniform Raise Questions; Capital Area Police Respond
A photo used with an unrelated crime story on MBL has raised numerous questions amongst Icelanders, chief amongst them being whether the flags being used break Iceland’s flag laws, and whether police are permitted to wear well-known hate symbols, as one of…
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Iceland Needs To Do Better In Defending Queer Rights
Of the many conclusions reached at an online meeting on queer rights in Iceland held last Tuesday, one of them was that Iceland is not doing enough to legislatively and financially defend queer rights in this country, RÚV reports. “The legal rights…
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Harsh Words: Proposed Changes To Hate Speech Laws Slammed
The Icelandic government has been strongly criticised by a leading academic at the University of Akureyri for proposed plans to relax existing hate speech laws. Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir, who previously held a position with the Reykjavík Metropolitan Police as a specialist detective inspector…
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Most Icelandic Parties Pledge To Not Use Xenophobia In Their Election Campaigns
Most – but not all – parties running for Reykjavík City Hall have pledged not to use fear or hatred of foreigners as a campaign tactic for next week’s elections. Sabine Leskopf, who is running for the Social Democrats, posted a list…
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Hate Speech Charges To Be Filed Against Útvarp Saga
A school teacher intends to file hate speech charges against radio station Útvarp Saga, telling Grapevine they spread “propaganda day in and day out.” Gunnar Waage, a music and Spanish teacher of 10th grade students at Hólabrekkaskóli in Reykjavík, told Grapevine that…
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Welfare Minister Wants To Curb “Hate Speech” Online
Minister of Welfare Eygló Harðardóttir believes it may be “necessary to limit freedom of expression” in order to reduce hate speech online and revenge porn. The idea has not been well received by other members of parliament. In a speech the Minister…
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Police Will Investigate Hate Speech Charges
The State Prosecutor’s office has given the green light to capital area police to investigate instances of hate speech against the queer community. RÚV reports that the National Queer Organisation (Samtökin ’78) welcomed the news, as investigations will now soon be launched…
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National Queer Organisation Seeking Enforcement Of Hate Speech Law
The National Queer Organisation (Samtökin ’78) has harshly criticised police for not enforcing Iceland’s hate speech law, and intend to go to the State Prosecutor to see that charges are filed. Last April, Samtökin ’78 filed charges against ten individuals for hateful…
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Ten Charged With Hate Speech Towards LGBT Community
LGBT rights group Samtökin ’78 has filed charges of hate speech against 10 individuals, for comments they made about gay and trans people. RÚV reports that in the wake of recent events surrounding Hafnarfjörður’s decision to start teaching gay studies in schools,…
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Undisputedevil.is Removal Disputable
It’s another Monday and time to review last week’s debates. Briefly. In short, people kept debating that milk-thing. The dairy mafia. Some like it, while, as tends to be the case with protected businesses, others don’t. Let’s move on. Let us move…
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Musician May Face Hate Speech Charges
An Icelandic musician who has been an outspoken opponent of the Reykjavík Pride festival may be looking at hate speech charges for his remarks about the LGBT community. Gylfi Ægisson, a musician who has made his opposition to Reykjavík Pride publicly known…