The 16th protest meeting organised by the Voice of the People group took place outside the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavik this afternoon with an estimated 5,000 participants.

The protesters gathered, as usual, to protest the handling of the economic crisis in Iceland and to call for the resignations of the government and the boards of the central bank and the financial supervisory authority. Read the full story

The significant protests that began at lunchtime yesterday are still going on outside the Althingi parliament in Reykjavik, despite it now being past midnight. Read the full story

Hordur Torfason, the musician and protest organiser, said on a recent political chat show that he thinks the weekly Saturday afternoon protests he organises are having an effect, MBL.is reports. Read the full story

As IceNews reported yesterday, protesters succeeded in preventing Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde from appearing on a Stod 2 television show broadcasting live from a hotel in downtown Reykjavik on the 31st of January.

Today, a group of protesters called „The People’s Voice“ will attempt to hand Arni M. Mathiesen, Minister of Finance, a declaration prepared by the group. The content of the document has not been disclosed, but it’s very likely to be related to events related to the financial crisis and Mr. Mathiesen’s decision to appoint as a judge, the son of a prominent figure within the Minster of Finance’s own political party, The Independence Party. Read the full story

Around ten protesters enjoyed coffee with Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff at their official Bessastadir residence last week.

The group assembled outside the president’s house to demonstrate their Read the full story

The weekly protests outside the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavik took place for the 11th consecutive week yesterday, but MBL.is reports that, like last Saturday, the gathering was very quiet. Read the full story

A 70-strong group of mostly young people took part in protests at Landsbanki in Reykjavik yesterday, saying that the consequences of the bank’s previous actions should not have been allowed to fall on the shoulders of innocent children to sort out in the future. Read the full story

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it sent an Airbus A340-400 on Saturday from Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport to Thailand to help repatriate stranded Scandinavian tourists caught up in the political turmoil engulfing the Thai capital Bangkok. Read the full story

The unlikely firebrand, Hordur Torfason, has been organising the weekly protests in Reykjavik for eight weeks now. Today he finds himself in the international spotlight, with his very own feature in The Guardian. Read the full story

IceNews brings you fresh, wordless photo coverage of today’s protests. Read the full story