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  • Work Started On Parliament Bill Establishing Refugee Camps

    Work Started On Parliament Bill Establishing Refugee Camps

    Minister of Judicial Affairs and Independence Party MP Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir has started work on a parliament bill establishing “residential resources” for asylum applicants. The bill follows the enactment of the recent Foreigners Act, which led to 50 asylum applicants being deprived of…

  • PM Visits Refugee Camps, Jokes About The Electricity

    PM Visits Refugee Camps, Jokes About The Electricity

    Observing the deplorable conditions refugees in Lebanon contend with, the Icelandic Prime Minister used humour to describe his visit. Stundin reports that Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has been busy on social media since he arrived in Lebanon. The purpose of his…