https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A 17-year-old boy from Eritrea was just about to get a decision on his asylum application when he hopped on the wrong train and wound up in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160831/asylum-seeker-boy-stuck-in-denmark-after-taking-wrong-train Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:35:58 +0200 asylum-seeker-boy-stuck-in-denmark-after-taking-wrong-train Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers march through Copenhagen to denounce the results of Denmark's controversial fact-finding mission to the east African country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141219/eritreans-protest-against-contentious-danish-report Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:09:00 +0100 eritreans-protest-against-contentious-danish-report The Danish Immigration Service's fact-finding report on Eritrea has been under heavy fire since its release and the agency now says that the feedback "raises doubts" and that Eritreans can expect to be "granted asylum in many cases". https://www.thelocal.dk/20141210/denmark-doubts-controversial-eritrea-report Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:59:00 +0100 denmark-doubts-controversial-eritrea-report Habtom Yohannes, a Dutch journalist of Eritrean origin, writes that the Danish Immigration Service's "flimsy and harmful report" on Eritrea is playing right into the regime's hands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141202/the-eritrean-regime-is-very-happy-with-denmark Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:40:00 +0100 the-eritrean-regime-is-very-happy-with-denmark The Danish Immigration Service’s fact-finding report on Eritrea has come under heavy fire in both Denmark and Eritrea and a key source in the report now says he was “misused” and quoted out of context. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141201/danish-report-on-eritrea-faces-heavy-criticism Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:55:00 +0100 danish-report-on-eritrea-faces-heavy-criticism After a major fact finding mission, Denmark will no longer give blanket asylum to Eritreans fleeing their country's authoritarian rule. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141126/denmark-tightens-restrictions-on-eritrean-refugees Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:15:00 +0100 denmark-tightens-restrictions-on-eritrean-refugees The number of asylum seekers from Eritrea went from a monthly average of ten to over 500 in July, leading the justice minister to put a halt to granting asylum to Eritreans until human trafficking concerns can be addressed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140814/human-trafficking-feared-to-be-behind-asylum-boom Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:48:00 +0200 human-trafficking-feared-to-be-behind-asylum-boom