Day: September 7, 2023

In Focus

In Focus: Asylum Seeker Evictions

New legislation on immigration passed in Iceland’s Parliament last spring states that asylum seekers whose asylum applications have received a final rejection will be stripped of essential services unless they consent to deportation. As a result, dozens of asylum seekers unable to leave the country for reasons personal or political are being stripped of housing […]

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Jelena Ćirić September 7, 2023

Society

Elísabet Street Coming to West Reykjavík

A new street under construction in Vesturbær, the westernmost neighbourhood of Reykjavík, will be named after writer Elísabet Jökulsdóttir, mbl.is reports. The idea came from

Jelena Ćirić September 7, 2023

Society

Airbnbs in Iceland Used for Sex Work

Airbnb operators in Iceland have on occasion requested police assistance due to suspicion that their properties are being used for sex work, RÚV reports. Chief

Jelena Ćirić September 7, 2023