Iceland’s DV defiant in face of bank embargo
The Reykjavik District Commissioner has granted investment company Horn’s request to ban the DV newspaper writing any more about its affairs.
Iceland passes law on press freedom and protection
The WikiLeaks-advised proposal to build an international “new media haven” in Iceland, with the world’s strongest press and whistleb...
The prison of expression?
An opinion article to commemorate World Press Freedom Day by Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe and Chairman of the Norwegi...
Swedish online news site banned in China
Just as Sweden recently expelled one of China’s diplomats, the Asian nation returned in kind by expelling a Swedish diplomat and apparently also block...
Israel criticises Swedish democracy (updated)
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week criticised Swedish democracy and freedom of speech, following an article in Aftonbladet in which the...
Kaupthing secrecy injunction lifted
The injunction imposed on Icelandic national broadcaster RUV over revelations in the leaked Kaupthing loan book has been lifted. The issue was re-exam...
Iceland best place for press freedom
The international journalists’ body, Reporters Sans Frontieres has published its annual report on global press freedom, The Guardian reports. Iceland,...