The ghost town

The town of Grindavík was the victim of an earthquake and volcanic eruption. The lava stopped at the town border, but took down one house.

There are no more children in the town and the playgrounds and sports fields are empty

An empty school building is only a monument to a bygone era of a flourishing locality.

Only the wind plays with the swings like an invisible ghost.

Many houses have cracked floors. Below is an abyss 15 meters into the ground.

Buildings have split in two

In the distance you can see the crater and the lava that was heading for the town.

The settlement has been abandoned, but the residents are unhappy with the government's late response at the beginning of the disaster.

The community is now very scattered throughout the country.
 

Icelandic labor market like the 'Wild West'

Nineteen staff agencies are operating in Iceland, of which twelve are Icelandic and seven are foreign. It was stated in the interview program Kveikur on RUV that their employees working in Iceland receive bad treatment, poor or no wages and indecent facilities. One worker describes his situation as that of a homeless dog. 

 - There has certainly been a rich gold rush in the country in recent years. Is it mainly in tourism and construction industry. Many new companies have sprung up from the ashes, taking in cheap labor from the staff rentals, but in no way keeping up with the beautiful promises of good wages and facilities. Unfortunately, many people fall into this slavery trap. Occupational health and safety laws therefore seem not been exist in cases where there is no control over the relevant companies.

Right man in the right place?

Independence Party deputy Mr. Nielson has been appointed director of the Human Rights Office. He comes from the far right wing of the party and was previously an assistant to the former Minister of Justice. Mr Nielson has been criticized for various inappropriate comments. - repeatedly accused of spreading misogynist ideas. He has also been accused of harassing victims of sexual violence. Mr Nielson faced accusations of misogyny and authoritarianism after voting against a bill on women's autonomy over abortion. Mr Nielson has described himself as an anti-feminist.

Brutal violence is growing.

A father who killed his 10-year-old daughter referred the body to the police. The police found the body in the lava and subsequently arrested the father, who is Icelandic. This is the second girl child to be killed in a short time. Not long ago, an Icelandic teenager killed a teenage girl with a knife in the street and injured several others. A total of seven have been killed this year. The vast majority of the murders were committed by Icelanders. The general carrying of weapons by young people causes fear in society.

Deportation number 1001

Iceland has deported 1000 asylum seekers this year.  When it came to the deportation of Palestinian family number 1001-1003, the government intervened in the matter at the last minute.  - Deportation was to be carried out to Spain, as the family had stopped there on their way to Iceland, with reference to the Dublin regulation.  The police were brought in to carry out the eviction.  - The police operation began with the mother and their chronically ill child being taken from the hospital in the middle of the night and without the child being discharged.  Next, the father was arrested home, also in the middle of the night, and it was not a polite knock, but the door was broken open and the father was handcuffed.   Then they were taken to the airport to be thrown out of the country. The Minister of Social Affairs heard about the case and asked the Minister of Justice to postpone the action she took.  As a result, there was disagreement in the government about the continuation of the proceedings.  In opposition racist party in Iceland condemned the postponement, but the other racist party has not commented publicly.  It is uncertain what the outcome will be, but it is clear that it is almost 'illegal' to be non-white in Iceland today.