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Wednesday, 26 August 2009 12:15 |
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 "The idea is that each person that turns up there and yells or screams can earn one to two million króna," says Frosti Sigurjonsson manager of Dohop airline search and blogger.
He belongs to a group of bloggers that are behind the socalled noise protests tomorrow to protest that Althingi approves the government responsibilities of the Icesave contracts. He thinks that protesters can earn one to two million króna with very little work, but that is similar to the amount that is divided on each and every Icelandir because of the Icesave contracts.
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 16:29 |
 People have gathered in Austurvollur in front of the house of the parliament where there has been an announced protest meeting because of the Icesave contract today at 5pm. The people are beating drums and holding up signs and flags of many sorts.
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 00:27 |
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 A demonstration has been called to because of the Icesave deal tomorrow 2nd of July at 3 pm at Austurvöllur and the protests will be ongoing during the day, according to announcment.
Thousands have signed up and participated in challenging the President of Iceland not to agree to the Icesave agreement on the website www.kjosa.is
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Saturday, 27 June 2009 18:04 |
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 It is estamated that 300 people are gathered in Austurvöllur to protest the Icesave deal. The protests were orginized by the Voices Of the People. In a statement it says that in addition they are protesting the governments indifference in matters concerning homes and businesses and demanded that they start trying the white collar criminals immediatly.
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Monday, 15 June 2009 14:52 |
 There is a protest meeting at Austurvollur where the gathering is protesting the Icesave contract with the English and Dutch governments regarding the Icesave accounts of Landsbanki. There have been protest meetings at Austurvollur since last week.
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 15:20 |
 "The government has a large part of the responsibility of how things have turned out here in Iceland," says Olafur M. Magnusson director of Mjolka. Olafur has had enough after the policy rate decision of the central bank of Iceland and wants to see all employers and employees to unite.
Olafur suggests that the employers and employees strike to demand actions. Start with short strikes and then a long strike if nothing is done. |
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Friday, 08 May 2009 13:37 |
 A group of people gathered outside the house of the parliament today and wanted to protest the lack of actions of the behalf of the government in the matters of the homes.
The group walked from Austurvollur up to the government offices but Johanna Sigurdardottir and Steingrimur J. Sigfusson walked out to the steps and invited the representatives of the protests in to talk. The protesters accepted the offer and a few of them went in with the political leaders.
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Monday, 30 March 2009 07:15 |
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There will be a protest meeting at Austurvollur at 5pm today where the demand that Iceland stands outside the war alliance will be held up. The occasion is that today have 60 years passed since the Althing approved Iceland´s membership in the NATO. |
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Saturday, 14 March 2009 18:45 |
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 Spring break is about to start in the American schools. So the students celebrate by flocking by the millions to other countries and drink and party like there is no tomorrow.
Fox television network started worrying about what could happen to the dead-drunk youths in this terrorist world we live in.
Two specialists were called in who mentioned the top five dangerous countries.
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Monday, 09 February 2009 13:48 |
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The household utensils movement is going to meet again at the Central Bank tomorrow morning at 8 am to prevent the central bank governors from meeting up for work. The people have left the bank after the protests today. This saya Hordur Torfason spokesperson for the voices of the people and says that the protests at the bank will be as many as needed and encourages people to follow the discussions about the central bank bill at the parliament today. |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 15:35 |
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 The crowd is getting fired up in the protest meeting under the name of "Breiðfylking gegn ástandinu" (Phalanx against the situation) as it is progressing. From the report of the reporter from Morgunblaðið the crowd is attacking police that are seriously undermanned in the area
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 15:31 |
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 Just now the Bónus flag was heaved up at the house of the parliament (Alþingi - congress). Men are very heated and many thousands of people are now gathered in Austurvöllur. The crowd is getting larger from what the reporter of Morgunblaðið says who is in Austurvöllur.
The police has arrested one protester. The person who pulled up the Bónus flag on the roof of the house of the parliament is still sitting on the roof.
(Translators note - Bónus is a low price food market)
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 15:21 |
 Men are guessing that 2-3000 people are now in front of the house of the Parliament (Alþingi) on Austurvöllur and the area is almost full. People are rather calm from what the reporter of Morgunblaðið says.
Just now Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir spoke and when she spoke of the help from Faeroe Islands the crowd cheered and yelled Hooray for the brother nation of ours.
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 14:59 |
 People are already gathering at Austurvöllur where there has been announced an outside meeting under the name "Breiðfylking gegn ástandinu" (Phalanx against the situation). The reporter from Morgunblaðið says that there are hundreds of people gathered there now.
Hörður Torfason, musician, has spoken to people and encourages people to show composure. A group of motorcyclists have gathered as well outside the house of the Parliament in Austurvöllur and are making a lot of noise.
News Article by noname
Translated by Anya
Original Article in Icelandic |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 08:33 |
 An outside meeting will be held today in Austurvöllur at 15.00. From the 11th October a group of people have arranged protest meetings at Austurvelli because of the situation in the country, named "Breiðfylkingin gegn ástandinu" (Phalanx against the situation).
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