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Spit Mask Used By Police On Independence Day
Police officers arrested a man during Independence Day celebrations on June 17 and the altercation has since been circulating on social media. During the arrest near the intersection of Laugavegur and Ingólfsstræti five officers knelt on a man and forced a spit…
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Review Opened Into Police Clash With Pro-Palestine Protesters
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (Left-green MP) has launched a review of police conduct during a protest on Skuggasund on May 31. Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside government offices that morning were engaging in peaceful protest when police officers…
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Police Use Force, Pepper Spray On Pro-Palestine Protesters
The Reykjavík Metropolitan Police broke up a peaceful anti-war and pro-Palestinian protest on May 31 with the unprecedented use of physical force and pepper spray. Individuals had been protesting outside the government offices on Skuggasund in central Reykjavík since 8:30 this morning…
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Police Use Pepper Spray On Party Guests
Police in northeast Iceland used pepper spray to break up a party last Saturday after guests refused to leave. Austurfrétt reports that last Saturday, a group of young people had rented out the Blúskjallarann club in Neskaupstaður to celebrate Verkmenntaskóla Austurlands secondary…
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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…