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 Magnús Þór lést við strandveiðar Innlent Andlát í Garðabæ: Úrskurðuð í gæsluvarðhald umfram hámarkslengd Innlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Með barnaníðsefni í símanum þegar hann var „laminn í stöppu“ Innlent „Þetta er komið út fyrir öll mörk“ Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Læknanemar látnir borga hagræðingarbrúsann Innlent Ræðurnar verði nógu margar til að taka veiðigjöldin af dagskrá Innlent Ragna yfirgefur Alþingi mánuði fyrr en áætlað var 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 Magnús Þór lést við strandveiðar Innlent Andlát í Garðabæ: Úrskurðuð í gæsluvarðhald umfram hámarkslengd Innlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Með barnaníðsefni í símanum þegar hann var „laminn í stöppu“ Innlent „Þetta er komið út fyrir öll mörk“ Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Læknanemar látnir borga hagræðingarbrúsann Innlent Ræðurnar verði nógu margar til að taka veiðigjöldin af dagskrá Innlent Ragna yfirgefur Alþingi mánuði fyrr en áætlað var Innlent