The EU Parliament is preparing to vote on a proposal to ban all forms of pornography. A report detailing the ban was prepared by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. Embedded under Article 17 of the report is a clause that, if eventually made into law, would effectively ban pornography across all types of media, including the Internet, in the EU. Freedom of speech campaigners... 

Recently, the government of Iceland suspended talks on a possible accession of the country to the EU. As noted by the media, it had to do with a rather complex political situation. Many believe that in the next election the Independence Party that opposes the idea of joining the EU may come to power. The elections in Iceland are scheduled for April. Not that long ago the world media announced that... 

Nearly 60% of people were against the plan. If the referendum would have passed, Iceland’s total population of 318.452 had to pay $5.8 billion in bailout, which means every Icelander would have been forced to pay $18.213, including new born babies, elders and crippled. It’s amazing only 58% voted against the bailout and not 98%. Icelanders have rejected the latest plan to repay the UK and... 

Johanna Sigurdardottir, lesbian and feminist prime minister of Iceland. Iceland has just banned all strip clubs. Perhaps it’s down to the lesbian prime minister, but this may just be the most female-friendly country on the planet. Iceland is fast becoming a world-leader in feminism. A country with a tiny population of 320,000, it is on the brink of achieving what many considered to be impossible:... 

Iceland's Social Affairs Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is expected to be interim Prime Minister until the next election. Iceland is set to appoint the world’s first openly gay woman as interim prime minister – a former flight attendant who rose through the political ranks to become a cabinet minister. Johanna Sigurdardottir, the island nation’s 66-year-old social affairs minister,...