Ethnic minority women still at threat from honour killing
Honour killing remains a serious threat for women from ethnic minorities. New figures reveal that over the past three years the authorities in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark’s two biggest cities, have received more…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 16th – 22nd 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The daily number of infections fluctuated between 800-1,000 – by the end of the week the number of patients hospitalised had risen to 116, four times as many…
MoreAmbassador was forced to leave Kabul
The Foreign Minister has denied reports that the evacuation from Kabul was initially delayed because diplomats from the Danish embassy were ordered to leave, which meant the paperwork involving local employees and translators…
MoreEvacuation plane lands in Copenhagen – more today
The first Danish evacuation plane from Afghanistan landed at Copenhagen Airport early Thursday, carrying 84 local employees and interpreters who worked for the Danish state, with their families, but more are expected today….
MoreNew poll: Majority supports permanent residency for interpreters
A majority of the electorate believes Afghanistan interpreters who worked for Denmark should be granted permanent residency in this country. Under the terms of the cross-party August 12th agreement, those who come to Denmark…
MoreAfghanistan refugees were deported as Taleban was seizing power
The government’s support parties have called for a probe into Denmark’s deportation policy after tabloid daily BT revealed that 17 failed Afghanistan asylum seekers have been sent back to their native country this…
MoreKhader to testify against family member
Two days after being unceremoniously thrown out of the Conservative Party, controversial MP Naser Khader will testify in a court case today where a young female family member is accused of supporting terrorism. In 2015…
MoreEU is ‘good business’ for Denmark
Denmark indirectly earns around DKK140bn from its EU membership every year according to a new study by the Kraka think-tank in which analysts calculated the economic benefits of being in the 27-state union…
MoreVirus updates
984 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, 209 fewer than the previous day as the positivity rate of the nearly 69,000 people tested dropped to 1.43%, from 1.59%, Wednesday. Professor Hans Jørn Kolmos of…
MoreGovernment’s allies want Denmark to take in thousands of Afghanistan refugees
Parties on the left have urged Denmark to copy the UK where the British government has announced plans to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees over the coming years. Titular head of the far-left…
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