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...
#BeBoldForChange – International Women’s Day 2017
For International Women’s Day 2017 a new outreach has been made for people to exhilirate gender equality. #BeBoldForChange is a call “on the ma...
South of Forgiveness – Forgiving rape
IceNews recently reported on the book South of Forgiveness where rape victim and rapist co-author a book and travel the world, sharing the stage, for ...
Director Aki Kaurismäki takes the Silver Bear at the Berlinale – jokes about Iceland no more taking over Europe than Islam (Video)
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki joked in a press conference in Berlin in this week when asked about his thought on “the Islamication” of Europe. Islam...
One Billion Rising in Reykjavik Harpa – Dancing against the exploitation of women
Thousands of men, women and children are dancing in Harpa Concert Hall today in solidarity against the exploitation of women. UN Women in Iceland firs...
Rape victim and rapist reconcile, co-author a book and give talks (Video)
In 1996, Thordis Elva Thorvaldsdottir shared a teenage romance with Tom Stranger, an exchange student from Australia. After a school dance, Tom raped ...
Icelanders come face to face with refugees (Video)
The Icelandic division of Amnesty International published a video were Icelanders sit across from fugitives that have been granted asylum in Iceland. ...