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Iceland’s Quiet Channels: Ex-MP Helps Free A Hostage In Baghdad
When Iceland recognised Palestine in 2011, it made Israel furious. Fourteen years later, an Icelandic ex-MP helped free an Israeli hostage from an Iranian-backed militia in Baghdad. How does that work? The short answer is that Iceland gets to play a different…
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Hunger-Striking Iranian Asylum Seeker Deported Without Notice, Lawyer Never Notified
Amin Ghayszadeh, an asylum seeker from Iran who had been on a hunger strike since August 23rd, was suddenly arrested Sunday evening and deported yesterday, Fréttablaðið reports, without even his lawyer being alerted to the arrest. As reported, Amin left Iran five…
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Iranian Asylum Seeker On Hunger Strike, Faces Deportation To Greece
Amin Ghayszadeh is on his 13th day of his hunger strike, and faces deportation to Greece, a country often cited as one of the worst for refugees. A petition is currently being circulated, imploring immigration authorities to reconsider the deportation decision. Amin…
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Icelandic Citizen Granted Permission To Enter United States
An Icelandic citizen who was initially denied entry to the United States on account of being born in Iran has been granted permission to enter. The US embassy in Iceland has confirmed that all Icelandic citizens may travel to the US, regardless…
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Icelandic Citizen Denied Entry To US For Being Born In Iran
An Icelander hoping to compete for his country in an international taekwondo tournament in the United States was denied entry due to being born in Iran – one of seven countries US President Donald Trump has denied entry by executive order. The…
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Iceland And Iran May Bolster Economic Relations
Iran and Iceland are currently exploring economic ties with each other, and looking for ways to broaden them. PressTV reports that Director of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Valiollah Afkhami-Rad and Iceland’s Accredited Ambassador to Tehran Gunnar Pálsson have been in…