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Icelandic State Pays Damages to Pregnant Woman Who Was Deported

The Icelandic state has paid damages to an Albanian asylum seeker who was deported from the country in her ninth month of pregnancy. The woman

Jelena Ćirić June 23, 2022

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Society

Police Reject Allegations Of Excessive Force in Asylee Arrest

The office of the National Commissioner of Police rejects the allegations that police used excessive force when arresting two men, both asylum seekers from Palestine,

Larissa Kyzer July 9, 2021

Politics

Hospitalised for Injuries Sustained in Arrest

A Palestinian asylum seeker was hospitalised on Tuesday with injuries sustained when he was arrested by police at a Directorate of Immigration office, Vísir reports.

Jelena Ćirić July 8, 2021

Society

Ministers Receive 45,000 Signature Petition Reopen Asylum Seeker Case

Friends of Uhunoma Osayomore, a 21-year-old man from Nigeria, delivered a petition signed by over 45,000 to Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister of Justice

Gréta Sigríður Einarsdóttir February 17, 2021

Politics

Seven-Year-Old’s Deportation Delayed

Icelandic authorities have decided to delay the deportation of a Pakistani couple and their seven-year-old son Muhammed, which was scheduled for today, RÚV reports. The

Jelena Ćirić February 3, 2020

Politics

Asylum Seeker on 12th Day of Hunger Strike

An asylum seeker on his 12th day of a hunger strike says he is exhausted, but he would rather die in Iceland than be sent

Jelena Ćirić September 4, 2019

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Icelandic State Pays Damages to Pregnant Woman Who Was Deported

Police Reject Allegations Of Excessive Force in Asylee Arrest

Hospitalised for Injuries Sustained in Arrest

Ministers Receive 45,000 Signature Petition Reopen Asylum Seeker Case

Seven-Year-Old’s Deportation Delayed

Asylum Seeker on 12th Day of Hunger Strike

Sustainability Conference Centres Around Iceland’s Climate Goals

First Female Pilot in Iceland Retires After 38 Years of Flight

Iceland Opens Embassy in Poland

November One of the Warmest Ever

Police Concludes Investigation Into Domestic Terror Plot

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