Police Shuts down Camp 8. ágúst 2006 11:00 Kárahnjúkar Police in Egilsstadir arrested fourteen protestors who had entered the Kárahnjúkar construction area and chained themselves to machines. Two of the protestors were Icelandic and the rest were foreign. The camping site at Snæfell was closed down by authorities and campers sent away. According to police, the landowner at Snæfell asked for them to be removed. Spokesman for Íslandsvinir, the association responsible for the protest camp says that individuals obviously have a right to protest against the dam. He added that the protestors arrested were not members of the Íslandsvinir association but were there by their own means. Íslandsvinir are considering pressing charges and their lawyer Ragnar Aðalsteinsson said " The National Power Company does not control the policeforce in Iceland, but police heeded their demands. " News News in English Mest lesið Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent Þyrla ferjaði vistir fyrir fjallgönguhóp Ratcliffe Innlent Óttast að efnið sé þegar komið í dreifingu á Íslandi Innlent Kviknaði í gömlum bústað við Rauðavatn Innlent Óbeit ungra drengja á trans fólki áhyggjuefni Innlent „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent Ekki mikill sparnaður í að segja upp fagfólki Innlent „En það sem ég var aldrei, var nauðgari“ Erlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Mannúðarmál að fangar fái að afplána í sínu heimalandi Innlent
Police in Egilsstadir arrested fourteen protestors who had entered the Kárahnjúkar construction area and chained themselves to machines. Two of the protestors were Icelandic and the rest were foreign. The camping site at Snæfell was closed down by authorities and campers sent away. According to police, the landowner at Snæfell asked for them to be removed. Spokesman for Íslandsvinir, the association responsible for the protest camp says that individuals obviously have a right to protest against the dam. He added that the protestors arrested were not members of the Íslandsvinir association but were there by their own means. Íslandsvinir are considering pressing charges and their lawyer Ragnar Aðalsteinsson said " The National Power Company does not control the policeforce in Iceland, but police heeded their demands. "
News News in English Mest lesið Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent Þyrla ferjaði vistir fyrir fjallgönguhóp Ratcliffe Innlent Óttast að efnið sé þegar komið í dreifingu á Íslandi Innlent Kviknaði í gömlum bústað við Rauðavatn Innlent Óbeit ungra drengja á trans fólki áhyggjuefni Innlent „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent Ekki mikill sparnaður í að segja upp fagfólki Innlent „En það sem ég var aldrei, var nauðgari“ Erlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Mannúðarmál að fangar fái að afplána í sínu heimalandi Innlent