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Grapevine Events: Latin American Film Festival, Jólaportið, Brumm Brumm Exhibition & More
The city is twinkling with lights, and people are buzzing about town. It’s December! We’ve rounded up some happenings for you to shelter in when you get too cold as you walk about The Christmas City (Jólaborgin). On Friday, artist-run Herma celebrates…
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Grapevine Events: Raving, Accordion Festival, Flea Market & More
It’s Friday! While our editor is headed south to run the Laugavegur Ultra tomorrow, the rest of GVHQ is hitting the town. Tonight, Bíó Paradís plays The Wedding Singer for their Party Screening at 21:00, and Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, Tumi Árnason, and…
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More Music, Less Borders
No Borders Iceland organise the upcoming Festival Against Borders After hosting a series of concerts last spring, activist group No Borders prepares for their biggest show of the year. On July 11, pop stars, punks and party people are set to perform…
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Human Trafficking Survivors Deported From Iceland
On May 13, Icelandic authorities deported four asylum applicants to Nigeria via Germany. The people, whose applications were denied by the Directorate of Immigration (ÚTL), have lived in Iceland for four to six years. Three of the deportees, all Nigerian women, are…
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No Borders Continues To Apply Pressure On Iceland Airwaves
Previously, we reported on an organisation called No Borders that had been calling on musicians to boycott the Iceland Airwaves festival. The group aims to pressure Icelandair, which is the main sponsor of Iceland Airwaves, to deny the Icelandic government the ability…
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Grapevine Event Picks: Eurovision, Of Course (And Some Other Things).
This week is shaping up to be a big one in the Icelandic calendar, what with both the elections and Eurovision taking place on Saturday. But don’t worry, even if you’re not interested in either, there’s still plenty of things to do…
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Grapevine Event Picks: Radical May And Loads of Art
This week we’ve got a bumper arts edition of the events roundup for you! But if you prefer music and radical action, stay tuned, because Sunday’s event promises to deliver. Nothing here take your pick? Well, we’ve a whole special events website…
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Immigration Directorate Said To Be Untruthful With Media
Recent remarks from the director of the Directorate of Immigration (ÚTL) contradict the experiences of the lawyer for an Iranian family, including a trans teen, who face imminent deportation. The lawyer’s response has been posted by No Borders Iceland. As reported, the…
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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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Icelanders To Gather In Solidarity With Refugees
Tomorrow, Icelanders will gather in front of parliament to bring a singular message to their government: we want more refugees and asylum seekers. The event in question, Solidarity With Refugees In Iceland, is being organised by No More Deportations, No Borders Iceland,…
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Refugees & Asylum Seekers To March On Parliament Tomorrow
Refugees and asylum seekers alike will converge on Parliament tomorrow afternoon to convey three demands: the right to work, the right to have their cases examined, and the closing of the Directorate of Immigration (UTL). No Borders in Iceland announced the event…
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Eze Deported This Morning – VIDEOS
Two Icelanders were arrested while attempting to block the deportation of a Nigerian asylum seeker, whose case has raised questions about the purpose of the Immigration Appeals Board. Early this morning, police transported Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor to Keflavík International Airport,…
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Protest At Interior Ministry
About 60 people gathered at the Ministry of the Interior to protest the impending deportation of three asylum seekers. Minister of the Interior Ólöf Nordal was not present, but ministry staff accepted written statements from involved parties. As reported, Christian Kwaku Boadi…
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Protest To Be Held At Immigration Directorate This Thursday
A demonstration will be held at the Directorate of Immigration this Thursday, calling for the end of deportations on the grounds of the Dublin Regulation. The protest, being organised by No Borders Iceland, calls upon the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) to stop…