Four Danish men go on trial on Thursday accused of aiding a Copenhagen gunman who killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks last year. The four stand accused of committing “terror offences” by providing support for
A prominent Danish mosque has told their congregation that apostates, adulterers and any one who harms a Muslim should be killed. The Mosque chairman defended the sermons, saying, “we believe in Islam”. The Grimhøj Mosque in Aarhus made headlines last month,
The European Union cannot cope with one more year of the migrant crisis, Denmark’s Prime Minister has said. Speaking to the media during British Prime Minister David Cameron’s EU negotiations yesterday, Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned that Europe was reaching breaking
One year after a Danish-born gunman killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks in Copenhagen, the country will on Sunday honour the victims amid tight security. On February 14, 2015, Omar El-Hussein, a 22-year-old Dane of
Denmark is to approve the building of a number of ‘women’s only mosques in secret locations, due to threats from radical Islamists. With mosques in Denmark so often funded by radical Salafists from Saudi Arabia, female Muslims are typically relegated to
Child brides being brought to Europe by their often considerably older migrant husbands are to be separated in Denmark, but one high profile Imam is urging the government to accept “that it is a different culture”. A number of recent cases
The number of reports about potential extremists in the Danish capital Copenhagen has risen significantly in the past year. City authorities received 100 reports about potentially radicalised residents in 2015, a 66 per cent increase on the previous year. Copenhagen’s
Four men, held in connection with twin gun attacks in Copenhagen last year, were on Wednesday charged with a terror offence, the justice ministry said. “Justice Minister Soren Pind decided today to charge four men with complicity in an act
A veteran Danish politician has been censured for tweeting about the Europe migrant crisis, receiving a fine from the high court for pointing out Muslim anti-Semitism. Veteran Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkpartei, DF) politician and retired parliamentarian Mogens Camre made
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Denmark will probably tighten its asylum policies further, the country’s influential anti-immigration party said Wednesday, a day after lawmakers passed a controversial bill allowing authorities to seize valuables from refugees. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has already reached agreement with
A Danish tourist returning from Latin America has been diagnosed with the Zika virus, which has been blamed for a surge in birth defects in the region, triggering a major health scare. “A Danish tourist who travelled to Central and
Denmark’s parliament Tuesday adopted reforms aimed at dissuading migrants from seeking asylum by delaying family reunifications and allowing authorities to seize their valuables, legislation that has sparked widespread condemnation. The bill presented by the right-wing minority government of Prime Minister
Despite widespread condemnation, Denmark’s parliament is expected to vote Tuesday in favour of drastic reforms curbing asylum seekers’ rights, including delaying family reunifications and confiscating migrants’ valuables. The country has insisted the new law is needed to stem the flow
Spurning scathing international criticism, Danish lawmakers will on Thursday give a final nod to drastic reforms curbing asylum rights as legal and human rights experts castigate Copenhagen for turning its back on its international commitments. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen’s
Hospitals in Europe have been warned that newly-arrived migrants may bring with them diseases that have been eradicated in the country for several decades. The Danish State Serum Institute (SSI) has warned hospitals to be on the lookout for signs
Pakistan has unblocked popular social media site YouTube after three years, but only because the site provided the government with a version it can censor.
After a torrent of complaints from female patrons about sexual harassment by migrants, nightclubs in at least three Danish cities are looking for new ways to keep their patrons happy and safe. In Sonderberg, one nightclub has come up with
Copenhagen (AFP) – Denmark’s parliament was on Wednesday to begin debating a controversial plan to seize refugees’ valuables, with the bill widely expected to pass a January 26 vote after being backed by a majority of lawmakers. The bill, proposed
Women across Denmark have complained of harassment by migrants who they accused of making them feel unsafe when out at night. In the town of Thisted in the north of the country, authorities admitted there was a harassment “problem” stemming
The number of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Denmark in the past fours months alone now exceeds the annual totals for the years 2011, 2013, and 2013 respectively. According to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), information released by the Immigration
It’s the beginning of the New Year, and just days into January the Schengen Zone is under even more strain. Just after Sweden announced border controls with Denmark on a major bridge and tunnel link, Denmark has announced it too will
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has accused Denmark of enacting “deeply concerning” immigration policies which “could fuel fear [and] xenophobia,” and has insisted that Denmark must reverse recent policies designed to make itself a less attractive destination
Denmark announced the immediate introduction of random controls at the German border, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday, on the same day neighbouring Sweden introduced controls on its frontier with Denmark to stem the flow of refugees. “When
All train, bus and ferry passengers travelling from Denmark to Sweden will from Monday be required to show photo identification before being allowed across the border in a drastic move by the Swedish government to stem an unprecedented migrant influx.
Border checks on train passengers aimed at curbing the number of asylum seekers entering Sweden from Denmark will cost Denmark’s rail operator nearly 1 million Danish crowns (99,370 pounds) a day, the state-owned company said on Tuesday. Travellers have been
Criminal statistic research by the University of Copenhagen shows that in Denmark the top-ten criminal forenames in the country for men are all Arabic origin. The research, which took in how likely an individual with any given forename was to
Communities across Denmark have complained they do not have enough resources to cope with the huge influx of migrants into their country. According to survey by television station TV2, many local town halls say they cannot handle the costs associated
A European lawmaker for Denmark’s ruling right-wing party said Saturday he was leaving the party over its controversial asylum policies, which include plans for police to search asylum seekers’ luggage for valuables. “Denmark is currently experiencing a norm and value
Denmark is being forced to defend a proposed law allowing officials to confiscate migrants’ valuables which has drawn comparisons with Nazi practices.
The Prime Minister of Denmark has criticised the Swedish government’s plan to impose border control on its Danish frontier, but not for reasons obviously related to immigration. For some time now the neighbouring Scandinavian countries have been at loggerheads over
A Danish citizen killed in a drone attack while fighting for Islamic State in Syria is said to have been aware of “every single detail” of November’s Paris attacks having been directly in touch with the terrorists. The Danish Islamic State fighter
The Danish government has banned seven individuals from travelling abroad this year on suspicion they would go to fight, using new counter-terror laws passed in March. Since the security law was introduced Danish police have made charges 14 times, resulting
A war of words has erupted between Sweden and Denmark over who should take the growing number of migrants gathering at the border between the two countries. Sweden, traditionally proud of its open borders policy, has been forced to implement
Eurosceptic EU member Denmark voted in a referendum Thursday to reject a government proposal to adopt the bloc’s justice rules, amid concerns over handing more power to Brussels. The ‘No’ side received 53.1 per cent of votes, while the ‘Yes’
Eurosceptic Denmark goes to the polls Thursday in a referendum on stepping up its participation in EU police and judicial cooperation, with the outcome uncertain amid fears ranging from jihadist attacks to the migrant crisis. Held three weeks after the
The city of Copenhagen has cut its association with the Islamic Society of Denmark over concerns about their links with extremist Muslims. The city had previously given the society 30 days notice over their support of controversial hate preachers, giving them
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Sweden’s admission that it is buckling under the pressure of the migrant crisis as it struggles to provide accommodation for those arriving from Denmark and Germany is exposing European Union discord on the issue. Earlier this week the Swedish government admitted it
Danish TV2 had to cut short a report from the Sandholm asylum centre yesterday after their crew on the scene appeared to be intimidated and threatened by an angry migrant. Reporting on the situation at the ‘Asylcenteret Sandholm’, a former military barracks
