Threatened with Arrest 27. júlí 2006 12:33 mótmæli við kárahnjúka eyjabakkasvæði mótmælendur lögregla The protestors who had closed the road to Hraunaveita, near the Eyjabakkar area in the central-east highlands yesterday were met with police who tried to move them. When protestros refused to budge, police threatened to arrest them. Employees of Arnarfell, the company working to raise the Ufsarstífla dam in the area were unable to work for the whole afternoon yesterday. The protestors, who were both Icelandic and foreign, said that they were raising public awareness of the fact that 45 thousand Icelanders had signed a petition sent to the Government for the protection of the Eyjabakkar area. Police from Seyðisfjörður escorted the protestors off the premises and matters ended peacefully. This is the first time this year that police has to infere with protestors in Iceland. News News in English Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent Rafmagnsmastur í hættu vegna hraunflæðis Innlent Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Segist svikin af Viðreisn og segir sig úr flokknum Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Atburðarás gærdagsins í myndum Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent
The protestors who had closed the road to Hraunaveita, near the Eyjabakkar area in the central-east highlands yesterday were met with police who tried to move them. When protestros refused to budge, police threatened to arrest them. Employees of Arnarfell, the company working to raise the Ufsarstífla dam in the area were unable to work for the whole afternoon yesterday. The protestors, who were both Icelandic and foreign, said that they were raising public awareness of the fact that 45 thousand Icelanders had signed a petition sent to the Government for the protection of the Eyjabakkar area. Police from Seyðisfjörður escorted the protestors off the premises and matters ended peacefully. This is the first time this year that police has to infere with protestors in Iceland.
News News in English Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent Rafmagnsmastur í hættu vegna hraunflæðis Innlent Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Segist svikin af Viðreisn og segir sig úr flokknum Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Atburðarás gærdagsins í myndum Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent