The Week That Was, November 2nd – November 8th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Coronavirus infections hit record levels, with hospitalisations and deaths continuing to rise. Prime Minister’s question time and all committee meetings at Christiansborg (Parliament) were cancelled, Tuesday, after an outbreak amongst ministers…
Family of terrorist sentenced to death issues plea for help
The government has informed the Danish children of convicted terrorist Said Mansour, who’s been given the death penalty in Morocco, that the Moroccan authorities have been reminded they need to live up to…
Støjberg on death penalty for terrorist: ‘I won’t miss him’
Former integration minister Inger Støjberg has said she won’t be losing any sleep over the death sentence handed down in Morocco to former Danish national Said Mansour who was stripped of his citizenship and…
Minister ‘concerned’ about mosque’s daycare plans
Minister for Children & Education has expressed concern about the controversial Tabia mosque’s plans for a day care centre for at least 80 kids. The Nørrebro mosque has hit the headlines over the…
The Week That Was, February 11th – 17th 2019
Politics/Economy: Jens Stoltenberg praised Denmark for increasing defence spending and contributing to military missions around the world. Speaking at a meeting of allied defence ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, the NATO Secretary…
No human rights breach over “Bookseller” expulsion
The government has welcomed a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to reject a complaint from a former Danish national who was stripped of his citizenship and deported to Morocco last month….
The Week That Was, January 7th – January 13th 2019
Politics/Economy: A weighted average of all polls since the start of December showed the opposition has maintained its lead as the election approaches – the ‘red’ bloc is leading by 2-2.5% despite the…
Ambassador: Denmark was aware of possible human rights violation
The Danish authorities were fully aware that deported terrorist Said Mansour would be imprisoned on arrival in Morocco, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, Khadija Rouissi, said last night in an interview with TV2….
Deported terrorist jailed in Morocco
Said Mansour, the first Danish citizen to lose his citizenship and be deported because of a terrorism conviction, has been charged with conspiracy to commit terror in his native country of Morocco. The…
Terror suspect has never been in Syria
One of the two men linked to terrorism who were arrested during a coordinated city-wide raid by Copenhagen Police, Danish Security, and PET (Danish Intelligence), Wednesday, has reportedly never been to Syria or Iraq. According to reports…
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