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 Pakistan segir Indland mögulega gera árás á næstu klukkustundum Erlent Skiptar skoðanir á stöðvarskyldu: „Held að enginn vilji hverfa aftur í það ástand“ Innlent Njósnaaðgerðir sagðar tengjast deilum tveggja af auðugustu mönnum landsins Innlent „Miklu svakalegra en ég gerði mér grein fyrir“ Innlent Árásarmannsins enn leitað Erlent Boðar brottfararstöð fyrir hælisleitendur Innlent Furðar sig á umdeildri Exit-auglýsingu og hækkar veiðigjöldin Innlent „Viltu ekki tala við mig eins og ég sé gamalmenni“ Innlent „Fyrst hélt ég að þetta væri eitthvað grín“ Innlent Selfyssingar buðu lægst í brúasmíði á Vestfjörðum 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 Pakistan segir Indland mögulega gera árás á næstu klukkustundum Erlent Skiptar skoðanir á stöðvarskyldu: „Held að enginn vilji hverfa aftur í það ástand“ Innlent Njósnaaðgerðir sagðar tengjast deilum tveggja af auðugustu mönnum landsins Innlent „Miklu svakalegra en ég gerði mér grein fyrir“ Innlent Árásarmannsins enn leitað Erlent Boðar brottfararstöð fyrir hælisleitendur Innlent Furðar sig á umdeildri Exit-auglýsingu og hækkar veiðigjöldin Innlent „Viltu ekki tala við mig eins og ég sé gamalmenni“ Innlent „Fyrst hélt ég að þetta væri eitthvað grín“ Innlent Selfyssingar buðu lægst í brúasmíði á Vestfjörðum Innlent