Danish student jailed for insulting Islam
A Danish student living in Vienna has been sentenced to two years in prison in Austria for insulting the Prophet Muhammad and spreading Nazi propaganda. The 32-year-old man, who has reportedly lived in…
MoreTelecom company denies tax evasion
Telecom company 3 has responded angrily to reports that it’s failed to pay tax in Denmark for the past five years despite earnings of DKK1.5bn. After Politiken revealed that the company’s owner, the Hong…
MoreVoters turn right on immigration
Voters are looking for a more right-wing party to lead the fight against immigration. In a new Wilke poll for Jyllands Posten, 13 per cent of respondents say they would like to see…
MoreDanish F-16s resume bombing raids in Iraq
Danish F-16 fighter jets have flown 12 missions over Iraq since January 12th, dropping six bombs. According to Danish defence sources the missions were conducted in Bayiji and the Al-Anbar province. Since joining…
MoreCouncil of Europe criticises ritual slaughter law
The government has defended its ban on the ritual slaughter of animals despite criticism from the Council of Europe. When Agriculture and Food Minister Dan Jørgensen approved a new regulation last February, which…
MoreSex offender walks free
A 28-year-old man found guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12-year old girl left Aalborg District Court a free man yesterday. He was sentenced to 10 months in jail but nine months…
MoreGovernment, National Bank will sustain krone against euro
Denmark’s National Bank has the tools to react ‘at any given moment’ to preserve the Danish krone’s peg to the euro, it said on Tuesday, while the economy minister also insisted the fixed…
MoreAnti-Islam demos fail to attract support
Two demonstrations carried out by the Danish wing of the German anti-Islam movement, PEGIDA, ended peacefully last night after attracting a lot of attention but very few participants. One week after 25,000 Germans…
MoreDanes back Mohammed cartoons
Should Jyllands-Posten have published the original 12 Mohammed caricatures in 2005 that ignited riots throughout the Middle East and led to a decade of debate about freedom of expression? After expressing doubts for…
MoreDPP won’t promote Mohammed cartoons
Former Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has urged all Danish newspapers to re-publish the Mohammed cartoons but claims it would be ‘meaningless’ to post them on her own party’s website. After the…
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