Right-wing extremist Breivik takes his case of mistreatment to Court of Human Rights
Mass murderer and terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik plans to take his case of mistreatment in the Norwegian prison to European Court of Human Rights. ...
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Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Thoughts about Iceland’s casual sex culture
Iceland is one of the most sexually liberated societies on the planet earth according to a blog on the Rooster. The blog goes on to state that by all ...
2017 Pulitzer Prize awarded to the Panama Papers investigation
The reports revolving around the Panama Papers have been awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting according to an announcement from C...
The import/export of organic goods between the EU, Norway and Iceland allowed once more
From tomorrow onwards the import of organic products from Iceland and Norway will be allowed again, including organically farmed Norwegian salmon. The...
South of Forgiveness lecture excluded from Women of the World
London 2017 WOW – Women of the World festival celebrating the achievements of women and girls as well as looking at the obstacles they face acro...
Iceland prepares to bind equal pay in legislation
The Icelandic government has announced preparations to introduce a legislation requiring all employers with over twenty five employees, to provide pro...
Left Greens are now the largest party in Iceland according to survey
The deliberations to form a coalition government in Iceland were famously complex and drawn out after the October 2016 general elections. After many f...
Referendum on a new Faroese Constitution in April 2018
According to a press release a referendum on the Faroese constitution will be held on 25 April 2018. “The Government is aiming to ensure as broad supp...