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RVK Newscast 223: Tourists Might Be Charged For Visiting Iceland’s Hotspots
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with all of the latest Icelandic news. Read on for more info and links! Almost half of Icelanders are positive about a possibility of a service/entry fee being introduced at tourist hotspots…
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RVK Newscast 222: Prosecutor Appeals Case Against Sigur Rós Lead Singer
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! After a busy print week at Grapevine, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with all of the latest Icelandic news. Read on for more info and links! The Icelandic nation was appalled by the National Commissioner’s procedure when…
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Father Of National Police Commissioner Reportedly Sold Illegal Firearms
Guðjón Valdimarsson, the father of National Commissioner of the Police Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, is reported to have made and sold illegal firearms in Iceland, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]It’s only one week until Iceland Airwaves returns to Reykjavík! Get prepared by pre-ordering our Airwaves…
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RVK Newscast 219: Death On Kirkjufell
A tourist has died while climbing Kirkjufell on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The man, who was in his thirties, was part of a group of climbers who had summited the mountain, but he subsequently died after falling more than ten metres. Read more…
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Terror Suspects Said To Have Plotted Against Labour Leader, Socialist Party Head
Amongst those that the two men currently in police custody under suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack had discussed targeting were Efling director Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir and Socialist Party managing director Gunnar Smári Egilsson, the website Samstöðin reports. [su_pullquote]Get the…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Father Of Chief Of Police Connected to Terrorist Plot Investigation
In this episode, Valur and Andie Sophia talk about a murder in the north of Iceland–the third this year–not boding well for the rest of 2022. Also, we have more information on the terrorism case, wherein the father of the chief of…
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RVK Newscast 218: Airport Bomb Scare
It’s been a busy week of news in Iceland! To bring you all the latest, Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in chief, Valur Grettisson is back with another episode of RVK Newscast. Read on for more info and links. A bomb threat closed Keflavík International…
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Most Of The Guns Seized Were Legally Registered, Home Of National Commissioner’s Father Also Searched
At yesterday’s press conference on the ongoing investigation of a suspected terrorist plot involving two men who are still in police custody, it came to light that most of the weapons seized by police are in fact legally registered in Iceland. [su_pullquote]Titans…
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Police Press Conference: Planned Terrorist Attack Suspects Still In Custody, Investigations Ongoing
At a press conference held just moments ago, Grímur Grímsson, the chief of the capital area police; and Sveinn Ingiberg Magnússon, chief of police for the District Prosecutors office, revealed a little more information on their ongoing investigation of two men, currently…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Terrorist Plot And Monstrous Weather
Police in Iceland revealed that they had thwarted a massive terrorist plot last week, but as the days go by, their evidence—or lack of it—has started to be questioned. Reykjavík Grapevine journalists Valur Grettisson and Josie Anne Gaitens go over the case,…
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Suspect Denies All Ties With Far-Right Extremism, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for a man arrested last week on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack says his client is innocent of these charges, and that contrary to previous reports has no ties whatsoever to any far-right extremist groups. [su_pullquote]Titans of…
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Suspected Terrorists Arrested, Plot Reportedly Foiled
Four Icelandic men in their twenties were arrested yesterday, RÚV reports, alleged to have engaged in the production of weapons using 3D printers, the sale of these weapons, and to have conspired to use these weapons against unnamed government offices. Two are…
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Terrorist Website Was Hosted In Iceland
Last June, Reykjavík District Court ruled in favour of the capital area police that a hosting company in Iceland is obliged to hand over all the information it has on a website it used to host, RÚV reports. This request came at…
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VIDEOS: Icelandic “Viking Squad” Performs Anti-Terror Exercises With Europol
The special forces of the national police, most commonly known as the “Viking Squad”, engaged in anti-terrorism drills under the auspices of Europol, recent tweets from the international law enforcement agency attest. The premise of the exercise, called Atlas Exercise, is fairly…
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5 Icelanders Stuck At Mandalay Bay Casino: “People Scattered & Ran”
Five Icelanders from the company NetApp were attending a conference in Las Vegas and were staying at the Mandalay Hotel when 64 year old Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32 floor of the hotel. Jón Þorgrímur Stefánsson, the CEO of NetApp…
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Grapevine Interviews Amaryllis Fox
Amaryllis Fox spent a little under a decade working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) focused on counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation, i.e., keeping weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of non-state actors. Before then, she did extensive work in human…
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Counter-Terrorism Expert: Visible Guns Increase Risk Of Terror Attack
Amaryllis Fox, who worked in counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a little under a decade, told Grapevine that the visible presence of police with guns does not decrease the risk of a terrorist attack, and can…
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Cops With Guns: Not Making Us Safer
On the first Saturday of June, Icelanders participated in the annual Color Run, a normally harmless, family-friendly fun run that passes by without incident every year. This year, however, the event was marred by the presence of dozens of men armed with…
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Police With Guns At All Future Public Gatherings In Iceland
Armed Police At All Future Public Gatherings In Iceland Police officers openly carrying guns will be present at the Secret Solstice Festival and at the June 17 independence celebrations, which both take place this weekend, reports RÚV. One of the things that…
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Icelandic PM Sends Condolences To Manchester Victims
Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has written a message of support to the victims of yesterday’s terrorism attack in Manchester on his Facebook Page. The bombing took place at an Ariana Grande concert and killed 22 people, with a further 59 injured. A-23-year-old…
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Bishop Calls For Religious Tolerance
Bishop of Iceland Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir spent part of her Easter mass calling for greater tolerance towards refugees, and those of other faiths. Vísir reports that the Bishop delivered her Easter mass at the Reykjavík Cathedral yesterday morning, wherein she touched upon…
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Security Theatre Comes To Iceland
After the tragic events which unfolded in Brussels last Tuesday, many European authorities have taken the opportunity to tap into growing xenophobic sentiment – in particular, against Muslims and refugees – to push their own policies forward. Iceland is, unfortunately, no exception…
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Authorities Explain Their Response To Brussels Attacks
Both the police and the Foreign Ministry have emphasised that the added security measures will not target foreigners, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs seeking “balance between security and freedom”. As reported, the National Commissioner of the Police, in conjunction with the…