Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, says that the number of people moving away from Iceland this year is no more than in an average year — despite extensive media coverage to the contrary. Read the full story

Two of the biggest charges against former Icelandic Prime Minister, Geir H. Haarde, were this week dropped. Haarde said the two charges were by far the most serious the Landsdomur high court was to judge him on and that he looks forward to proving his innocence on the others. Read the full story

Iceland’s special court convened to try former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde for negligence in the lead up to, and during, the banking crisis will decide in the next four weeks whether or not to throw the case out before trial. Haarde says he has a clear conscience and will wait patiently for the court’s decision. Read the full story

It is coming to light that foreign-language information on the unfolding crisis in Japan is often scant and incomplete compared to what is available in Japanese. As a result, one Japanese citizen has created a comprehensive web page designed to help non-Japanese speakers. Read the full story

Any potential co-operation between Iceland’s Progressive Party and the two coalition parties in government has not been discussed among the three parties, says Progressive MP Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson. Read the full story

A new Gallup poll in Iceland suggests that a majority of people want to try former government ministers for alleged misconduct connected to the bank collapse. The poll also reveals that more low earners are in favour of the trials than high earners. Read the full story

The parliamentary committee scrutinising the report into the Icelandic banking crash has come to a decision; but not unanimously, Visir.is reports. Read the full story

Following a triumphant première last night in Reykjavik’s Haskolabio cinema, the brand new documentary Future of Hope is now on national release and will be shown in cinemas across Iceland. The British-Icelandic film was a labour of love and came perilously close to running out of cash before completion. Read the full story

Icelandic Minister for Education and Culture, Katrin Jakobsdottir, has provided a small grant to help investigate the role of Icelandic universities in the country’s economic collapse. Read the full story

According to the Althingi banking report, of the twelve public figures legally allowed to respond to allegations ahead of time and have their opinions included in the final document, all placed the blame with others. Read the full story