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  • 23 People Awarded Damages For Protestor Police Report

    23 People Awarded Damages For Protestor Police Report

    23 people were awarded damages for a 2014 police report on some of the people who attended the protests against the government following the financial collapse of autumn 2008, Fréttablaðið reports. Damages awarded by the Icelandic government totaled 7.46 million ISK, with…

  • 25 Million ISK Spent On EEA Report

    25 Million ISK Spent On EEA Report

    A report on Iceland’s membership in the European Economic Area (EEA) will cost taxpayers 25 million ISK, RÚV reports, from a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an inquiry from the public broadcaster. The costs include the salaries of committee…

  • Headgear-Vendettas Against The Military-Industrial Complex

    Headgear-Vendettas Against The Military-Industrial Complex

    “As is well known, duels have long ceased to take place hereabouts, and assasinations are fully past; what still remains of that sort is mainly the throwing of stones through a window in the evening or at night. Most common, however, when…

  • Police Fail To Withhold Names And Identities

    Police Fail To Withhold Names And Identities

    Police have disclosed an internal report about its actions and organization during public demonstrations in the advent and aftermath of the 2008 ecomonic crash, including events related to the uprising known as the “kitchenware revolution”. This is in accordance to a ruling…