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Projections Of 4,000 Refugees By End Of The Year
Gylfi Thor Thorsteinsson, operations manager for the arrival of refugees, believes up to 4,000 refugees could arrive in Iceland before the end of the year, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes…
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From Afghanistan To Iceland: An Activist Seeks To Help His Homeland
Sign Sayed’s petition at change.org and learn more about his organisation, Samstaðan on Instagram. On the morning of August 19th, Sayed Khanoghli, an Afghan refugee and Chairman of the Youth at Amnesty International, watched a video from Afghanistan. It showed a young…
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Refugee Urges Iceland To Save Afghan People
An Afghan refugee has urged the Icelandic government to take action regarding the emerging humanitarian crisis in his home country. In the lead up to the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan next month, the Taliban—an Islamic group which aims to impose…
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Dental Age Tests for Asylum Seekers: Immigration Authorities Still Committed
The Directorate of Immigration (UTL) has advertised on its website for a new partner to assist officials in their efforts to determine the age of asylum-seeking applicants through analysis of their teeth. This follows yesterday’s announcement that the University of Iceland will…
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Not Enough Done To Help Refugee Women In Icelandic Labour Market, Study Finds
Refugee women are the most marginalised group in the Icelandic labour market, according to a new study from the Federation of General and Special Workers in Iceland (SGS), Kjarninn reports. SGS conducted its research in the wake of the #MeToo testimonies of…
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‘Books 4 Refugees’ Brings Library To The Camps
Just a couple months ago, Kristín Rós Kristjánsdóttir was an actor working at a theatre in London. Today, she’s getting ready to return to a refugee camp in northern Greece, where she will be building a library for people who have fled…
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IKEA Iceland To Donate 100k To Each Refugee
IKEA in Iceland has pledged to donate 100,000 ISK to each refugee in the first group coming to the country next month. “We want to take part in creating for refugees an opportunity to integrate into society,” Þórarinn Ævarsson, the CEO of…
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About A Million ISK Going To House Asylum Seeker Families
The Directorate of Immigration (UTL) will put 1 million ISK towards housing for three asylum seeker families coming to Hafnarfjörður, and pay additional costs totaling some 1.5 billion ISK to the town. RÚV reports that these are amongst the terms of an…
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Welcome To Iceland: A Walk-Through Of The Refugee Arrival Process
When Iceland receives new refugees, the Red Cross plays a crucial and central role. Working alongside the various municipalities and government ministries, their mission starts a long time in advance as they train new volunteers to aid the refugees’ arrival, along with…
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Syrian Refugee Taken Into Custody In Faroes, To Be Deported
A Syrian refugee on his way to Iceland was arrested in the Faroe Islands for stowing away on the Norræna ferry, and will be sent back to Denmark. Stundin reports that the refugee, a man about 20 years old, had set off…
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Another Asylum Seeker Attempts Self-Immolation At Red Cross
An asylum seeker threatened to set himself on fire at Icelandic Red Cross offices today, protesting the length of time he has had to wait for processing. Vísir reports that the asylum seeker, originally from Iran, arrived at the offices of the…
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Arrest, Injury, Aftermath
Standing by the door of a two-storey building in the Höfði industrial district and not finding a doorbell, I call Chaplas Menka, who says he’ll come down to let me in. My interview subject made local headlines this September, after being reportedly…
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Iceland To Welcome Syrian Refugees
The Icelandic government has agreed to accept families of Syrian refugees, with an emphasis on children.According to an announcement on the Ministry of the Interior’s website, the United Nations has called upon all capable nations to accept more Syrian refugees, as the crisis in…