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Landsbanki under restriction due to FSA regulations before terrorist laws applied


landsbankiA letter sent from the UK FSA, Financial Services Authority, to Landsbanki on the 3rd October 2008 established that assets were frozen five days before the British government introduced the terrorist law. Read the full story

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Iceland PM defends parliament’s Icesave misgivings


johannaIcelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir took the unusual step of writing an opinion piece for the Financial Times which went on the paper’s website yesterday evening. In her article “Icelanders are angry but will make sacrifices”, the PM lays out her version of why the Icesave deal is potentially unfair on Icelanders. Read the full story

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Icelandic protest at terrorist label reaches London


icelandic-terroristsWhen United Kingdom authorities used anti-terrorism laws against Iceland last October, a group called In Defence was formed. The group’s website received a great deal of international attention for its quirky and imaginative use of photographs to highlight the idea that calling Icelanders terrorists could hardly be a less accurate description. Read the full story

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Portraits of Icelandic terrorists exhibited


Icelandic terroristA photo exhibition “Icelandic Terrorists” was opened on Sunday 26th October in Smaralind, the biggest shopping centre in Iceland.

The exhibition consists of 79 photos in all of 98 alleged Icelandic “Terrorists” photographed by Thorkell Thorkelsson. Read the full story

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