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The Peacemaker: The Legacy of Haukur Hilmarsson
It may be hard to believe now, but there was a time when Icelanders adamantly believed that protesting was just not something they do. Sure, there were riots when Parliament voted to join NATO in 1949, but apart from that, the running…
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Turkish Flag Raised Over Icelandic Government Offices In Act Of Protest
The Turkish flag was hoisted over Iceland’s government offices yesterday in an act of protest against what friends and family of Haukur Hilmarsson see as the Icelandic government’s unwillingness to find and retrieve his remains. Kvennablaðið was first to report that Darri…
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Mother Of Icelander Fallen In Syria Issues Open Letter To UK & Iceland Governments
Haukur Hilmarsson’s mother, Eva Hauksdóttir, has issued an open letter to the governments of Iceland and the UK, imploring them “to confront Turkish authorities on their obligations to the dead.” As reported, Haukur distinguished himself in Raqqa, where he rose to the…
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Mother Of Icelandic Man Killed In Syria Writes A Poem To ‘Old Lizard’ Erdogan
When young human rights activist Haukur Hilmarsson was reportedly killed in combat in Syria at the beginning of March, his body was never found. Conflicting reports and a lack of clarity have frustrated his family efforts to locate his remains. In particular,…
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VIDEO: Friends Of Icelander Missing In Syria Demand Answers From Parliament
Friends and supporters of Haukur Hilmarsson, who was reportedly killed in Syria last February, disrupted Parliament last Tuesday to implore the government to take real action in finding him. Other questions have since arisen as to how neither he nor his remains…
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Iceland’s PM Brings Up Haukur Hilmarsson Case With Angela Merkel
On the occasion of meeting Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel last Monday, Katrín Jakobsdóttir asked for help in the case of an Icelander who likely fell in Afrin last month. Turkish authorities have contended they do not have Haukur Hilmarsson in custody.…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
It’s been a busy week, with good and sad news alike, and with a good dose of sunshine to warm up these icy cold days. But what has been on Icelanders’ minds as of late besides the latest round of flu? Here’s…
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Borderline: Empathy & Insanity In The Asylum Process
“They’re my friends! Let me speak to them!” he shouted as the door closed shut. Four days into his hunger strike, he had been admitted to an emergency psychiatric ward after attempting to burn himself alive. It marked the third attempted self-immolation…