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Solidarity with the Reykjavik 9 from utrecht

Soli9pic1-thumb <p>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } From the temporary autonomous zone of the occupied university of Utrecht in the Netherlands we bring a greeting of solidarity to our comrades of the Reykjavik 9 and everyone ...

State Repression in Iceland: Nine People Taken to

8des-5-thumb <p>The legal aftermaths of Iceland&rsquo;s last winter revolt are now being determined. Nine individuals - including several anarchists - have been accused of breaking several laws, including one, which violation is supposed to be punished with a minimum one year&rsquo;s jail sentence, maximum lifetime. The court case was originally set in February and heavily responded to by a lo...

Icelandic Embassy in Copenhagen Attacked

Dsc03575-thumb <p>Early in the morning of Wednesday the 16th of december the Icelandic embassy in Copenhagen was attacked. The Icelandic government boasts of it's prowess in the production of "green" energy but there is no such thing as green energy, especially if it is then used for heavy industry.</p>

Icelandic Government Collapsed... and What?

Anarkistar-thumb <p>The Icelandic Government has collapsed and some people talk about a revolution. In a way it is true. Simply ordinary people turned this government down by writing articles, holding speeches, noise demonstrations, bonfires, car horns, direct action, civil disobedience and sabotage. A nation that before had no sign of life, only citizen obedience and servility, finally stood up and said:...

A row of Palestine actions and protests in Iceland

Utanrikis-blod-thumb <p><strong>During the last two weeks several protests and actions have taken place in Iceland, concerning the current situation on Gaza. Big demonstrations and performances have taken place, as well as red paint has been thrown on parliamentary buildings. Here is a little summary on what has been happening.</strong></p>

Iceland - Protesters cut out political TV show

Picture_1-thumb On December 31st, we witnessed a unique action here in Iceland. Obviously it was not the all time climax in the history of Icelandic resistance compared e.g. to the 1949 riot, when Iceland joined NATO and people put up heavy resistance in Reykjav&iacute;k. But first and all, it was a symbol for the waking up which is taking place in the Icelandic society &ndash; society that before was ...

Action continues in Iceland

Picture_1-thumb Since early this winter, Iceland has been facing economic crisis. More protests and direct actions against capitalism and the government are taking place. Here is a summary of what has been happening for the last week or so.

Iceland:Pepperspray used at anti-police protest

Iceland_demo_against_the_banks__3 <strong>The now regular Saturday protests in front of the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavik went ahead today as planned, but a follow-up demonstration outside the police headquarters ended in the police using pepperspray. During the busy parliament protests, the famous statue of Jonas Sigurdsson was dressed in women&#39;s clothing to remind people of the role of the female half of the...