Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson has stated that among the inordinate number of asylum seekers set to be expelled from the country not a single family would be deported to Greece, Mbl.is reports. Immigration affairs were discussed in Parliament today. The number closer to 200 As reported by Icelandic media earlier this week, the Directorate […]
A 19-verse poem by celebrated poet Davíð Stefánsson has been discovered. The piece could be among the very first poems that Davíð composed. Composed before Black Feathers was published Last weekend, Fréttablaðið reported that a previously unpublished poem by the popular Icelandic poet and novelist Davíð Stefánsson (who is best known for his volumes of […]
Ongoing excavations of Viking-era, man-made caves near Oddi in South Iceland have revealed an extensive system of interconnected structures that is not only much larger than originally thought, but also much older. Mbl.is reports that excavations, substantiated by tephra layers, show that the caves at Oddi were first dug out in the middle of the […]
Bishop of Iceland Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir has formally reprimanded reverend Davíð Þór Jónsson for his criticism of the government on Facebook. Despite the admonishment, the reverend has continued to express strong disapproval of the government’s plan to deport nearly 300 asylum seekers. “A special place in hell” On Tuesday, May 24, Reverend Davíð Þór Jónsson […]
