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PHOTOS: Hundreds Gather In Front Of Parliament To Protest Deportation Of Family
Some 300 to 400 people gathered in front of Parliament this afternoon to protest the impending deportation of a family, including four young children, who are set to be put on a plane under police escort early tomorrow morning. Attendees drummed, offered…
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Pressure On The Justice Minister To Save Family Scheduled To Be Deported Tomorrow
A group of protesters gathered at the government meeting office on Tjarnargata this morning, Vísir reports, all imploring Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir (above, right) to prevent the deportation of a family of six, including four young children, who are scheduled…
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Over 16,500 People in Iceland Sign Petition To Withdraw From Eurovision In Israel
More than 16,500 people in Iceland, and rising, have recently signed an online petition to withdraw from the next Eurovision contest that will be held in Israel in 2019. Further, the Icelander who made Eurovision matter to Icelanders – Páll Óskar –…
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Nearly 75,000 Have Signed Health Care Petition
A petition to increase funding for health care has gathered enough signatures to be the largest in Icelandic history. It is already 3/4 of the way towards its goal of 100,000 signatures after just three weeks. The petition in question, Endurreisn (“Restoration”),…
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Health Care Petition Halfway There After Just 5 Days
The petition to increase funding for health care is already halfway to to its goal of 100,000 signatures only five days after its creation. Over 51,000 Icelanders have signed the petition Endurreisn (“Restoration”), which demands the government devote at least 11% of…
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PM Has Doubts About Health Care Petition
While the Prime Minister agrees with increasing health care funding, he does not feel it should be bound to a particular percentage of the GDP. The actual figures cited on a recent petition calling for increased funding have been called into question.…
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Petition To Increase Health Care Funding Sees Surge Of Support
Over 35,000 Icelanders have signed a petition calling for increased funding for health care in just the past two days. The petition in question, Endurreisn (“Restoration”), points out that the Icelandic government devotes proportionately far less money to the health care system…
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Telati Family Will Get To Stay In Iceland
A family from Albania, after a strong grassroots show of support, has finally been granted residency in Iceland. Vísir reports that the Telati family, who first arrived in Iceland seeking asylum last June, have been granted residency for humanitarian reasons. As reported,…
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DeCODE CEO Makes Good On Threat
The petition Kári Stefánsson threatened to start if the government did not step up health care funding is now underway. The petition in question, Endurreisn (“Restoration”), points out that the Icelandic government devotes proportionately far less money to the health care system…
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Over 9,000 Icelanders Sign Petition To Grant Albanian Family Asylum
Over 9,000 Icelanders have signed a petition in just the past two days calling for an Albanian family to be allowed to stay in the country. The petition, “Let the Albanian Telati family settle in Iceland”, was started two days ago by…
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Just Under 50,000 Sign Fishing Quota Petition
A petition calling for major fishing quota laws to be put up for referendum continues to grow, having now nearly reached 50,000 unique signatures at the time of this writing. The petition, Þjóðareign (“National Resource”), is now amongst largest petition in Iceland’s…
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Fishing Quota Petition Tops 45,000 Signatures
A petition calling upon the president to refer major fishing quota legislation to public referendum has passed 45,000 signatures. The petition, Þjóðareign (“National Resource”), is now the sixth largest petition in Iceland’s history, Kjarninn reports. The largest – Hjartað í Vatnsmýrinni (The…