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Strange scenes in the Icelandic parliament this week as three men broke into the building, with one half-naked protestor being dragged away from standing on a ledge overlooking the chamber. The trio are reportedly illegally settled migrants, and demanded at the scene that their families be allowed to enter the country and that they be given social housing.

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The protestors interrupted a meeting, which was then postponed, in which Justice Minister Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir advocated a bill to amend Iceland’s Immigration Act. The as-yet-unnamed high-wire demonstrator heckled the minister, before being led away.

Iceland has a population of roughly 370,000 people, with just under a quarter from a foreign background. Though it has endured fewer recent flashpoints over immigration than nearby European countries such as Sweden and Denmark, things might be about to change. Keep your eyes on the upper gallery during the next Rwanda debate…