The Reykjavik District Commissioner has granted investment company Horn’s request to ban the DV newspaper writing any more about its affairs. Read the full story

The WikiLeaks-advised proposal to build an international “new media haven” in Iceland, with the world’s strongest press and whistleblower protection laws, and a “Nobel” prize for for Freedom of Expression, has passed the Icelandic Parliament. Read the full story

An opinion article to commemorate World Press Freedom Day by Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe and Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee. Read the full story

Just as Sweden recently expelled one of China’s diplomats, the Asian nation returned in kind by expelling a Swedish diplomat and apparently also blocking online news site The Local from millions of Chinese web-surfers. China is known to block websites the government deems too controversial, and it appears The Local is its latest victim. Read the full story

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week criticised Swedish democracy and freedom of speech, following an article in Aftonbladet in which the author accuses the Israeli army of murdering young Palestinians to steal and trade their organs. Read the full story

The injunction imposed on Icelandic national broadcaster RUV over revelations in the leaked Kaupthing loan book has been lifted. The issue was re-examined today by the Reykjavik District Commissioner at the request of the broadcaster. Read the full story

The international journalists’ body, Reporters Sans Frontieres has published its annual report on global press freedom, The Guardian reports.

Iceland, Luxembourg and Norway jointly top the list of 173 countries, which takes into account different factors including Read the full story