13 Jun 2017Minister for Social Affairs and Equality in Iceland, Þorsteinn Víglundsson reaffirmed the plans of the Icelandic government on the annual reception of quota refugees and the government's policy to receive a greater number of refugees in coming years.
9 Feb 2017"The primary goal of this demonstration is to show solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers," says Melissa Pfeffer, one of the organizers of a solidarity gathering for refugees that will take place today.
2 Feb 2017 The AFP media service came to Iceland this week to interview Syrian families who fled a country of war and horror for the peace and safety of Iceland.
30 Jan 2017 Five Syrian families, part of a new group of Syrian refugees invited by the Icelandic Government to settle in Iceland were received by President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson this afternoon. The President told them that Iceland wanted to show compassion, tolerance and an open mind.
30 Dec 2016Akkeri, an association working on behalf of refugees are organising a party for asylum seekers on New Years Eve in Reykjavik. The party received the support of the City of Reykjavik and will be held at the City Hall by Lake Tjörnin.
30 Nov 2016Þórir Guðmundsson and Jóhanna Jónsdóttir are back in Iceland after taking part in rescue missions in the Mediterranean. Guðmundsson says this is the hardest project he has ever undertaken but that it's important to remember that 1,107 lives were saved.
23 Sep 2016The accompanying video of a little Syrian boy singing a playschool song about all the colours in the rainbow in perfect Icelandic has touched the the hearts of many.
23 Sep 2016Kristín Völundardóttir, director of the Iceland Directory of Immigration says that asylum seekers are "pouring in" and expects them to be around 700 by the end of this year.
6 Sep 2016A great majority of Icelanders want the Icelandic government to do more to help those seeking refuge from war and persecution. This is the result of a new survey conducted by Maskína for Amnesty International in Iceland.
28 Jun 2016While most of the Icelandic nation was celebrating a football victory, Iranian asylum seekers Ali and Majeh were dragged out from the sanctuary of a Reykjavik church at midnight.
26 May 2016Akkeri, an association of Icelanders working to help refugees have launched an online petition demanding of the Icelandic government to bring refugees, especially families with young children and unaccompanied children and teenagers from Greece.
12 May 2016New figures from Iceland’s Directorate of Immigration show that 177 individuals applied for asylum in Iceland in the first four months of 2016 – around three times more than the same period last year.
25 Feb 2016The Telegraph today features an interview with Khattab Al Mohammad, one of the Syrian refugees who moved to Iceland with their families in January.
