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Woman Given One Year in Prison for Assault
A woman in her twenties was sentenced to one year in prison for being party to an assault in Mosfellsbær in Reykjavík District Court this week. Her three accomplices were all given six-month suspended sentences.
Litla-Hraun prison. Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
The four women attacked a fifth in her home, shaved off her hair and forced her to undress, ruv.is reports.
The woman who received the longest sentence violated her probation with the assault. She was given an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, in October 2011 for a drug-related violation.
The victim’s claim for damages was rejected for technical reasons: it wasn’t mentioned in the charge, only in the follow-up indictment.
The four perpetrators all confessed to the crime before the court.
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May
19
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Whitsun Celebrated in Iceland
Whitsun, or hvítasunna in Icelandic, is a religious holiday, celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Usually known as Pentecost in English, the holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ.
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May
19
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Sigur Rós to Appear on Jay Leno
Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday next week.
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Chairman of the Progressive Party Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will become Iceland’s next prime minister and leader of the Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson, will take up the position of Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, as reported in the Icelandic media yesterday.
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The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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May
17
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Finnish President to Visit Iceland
May
17
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Top 10 in Iceland
May
17
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Iceland through to Eurovision Final
May
16
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Puffins Overhunted in Vestmannaeyjar
May
15
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Ásgeir Trausti to Warm up for OMAM
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
May
15
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Shorts & Docs Galore
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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May
13
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Nurturing Your Own Nature
Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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May
13
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Reykjavík Arts Festival 2013
The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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