Fail-Sweden-Lèse-majesté
Aftonbladet banned 26 times, but wins.
Magnus Jacob Crusenstolpe (1795–1865) a Swedish historian and political writer was critical of the pro-Russian policies of King Charles XIV (reigned 1818 –1844).1
Crusenstolpe was convicted of lèse-majesté (an offense violating the dignity of a ruler) and in June 1838 given a three year sentence at Vaxholm Fortress. The Crusenstolpe riots (also called Rabulist riots) ensued.
One of the newspapers during this period —the Aftonbladet—was banned for critical writing about the king, so was renamed each day for 26 days because it could elude banning by publishing under a different name. 2
The publisher was Lars Johan Hierta, a man who took freedom of the press seriously. "If this one falls," he wrote, "then all other freedom will fall, and darkness and camaraderie will rule the land."3
The King eventually gave up.
Additional reading.4
Also known as “Charles XIV John,” “Karl XIV Johan” -first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty.
Olsén, Sofia Olsson (May 3, 2016). Nothing stopped Hierta's presses. Aftonbladet. “Instead of the usual Aftonbladet came the next day on February 16, 1835 "Det Nya Aftonbladet"with the explanation: "according to a notice which has been announced to the Publisher at noon today, has been withdrawn by the Office of the Chancellor of the Court, this newspaper will for the time being be published to the same magazine's subscribers as compensation for it."
Ibid.
Berglund, Mats. “Sweden 1740–1880: From Peasant Rebellion to Urban Riots – The Long Process of Democratization.” In Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia, 279–318. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017.
Berglund, Mats (2009) Massans röst: Upplopp och gatubråk i Stockholm 1719–1848 (Stockholm: Institute of Urban History). (This is a PhD dissertation and I don’t read Swedish—maybe you do?— but it is the basis for Berglund’s article above).
Yet another gem. I believe humans' need to express themselves slightly exceeds their need to prevent others from doing so.