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 Six men suspected of being members of the so-called Islamic State (Isis) group or funding it were arrested in an anti-terror raid in Denmark on Tuesday, police said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210428/six-arrested-in-denmark-raid-for-suspected-isis-links Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:38:30 +0200 six-arrested-in-denmark-raid-for-suspected-isis-links A 24-year-old man from Norway’s Telemark county has been charged on three counts of being an accomplice in planning terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210412/norway-charges-man-for-planning-terror-in-denmark Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:59:31 +0200 norway-charges-man-for-planning-terror-in-denmark The Danish government has said it will establish a ‘taskforce’ to look at options for repatriating 19 children with Danish nationality or claims to Danish nationality from prison camps in northeastern Syria. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210330/denmark-to-consider-repatriating-children-from-syrian-camps-by-separating-them-from-mothers Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:30:09 +0200 denmark-to-consider-repatriating-children-from-syrian-camps-by-separating-them-from-mothers Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has signalled for the first time that the government could act to repatriate 19 children who are Danish nationals from prison camps in northeastern Syria. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210324/danish-prime-minister-changes-stance-on-children-in-syrian-prison-camps Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:27:37 +0100 danish-prime-minister-changes-stance-on-children-in-syrian-prison-camps The government is to work for tough new laws on citizens convicted of foreign militant activity, but is likely to be challenged by parties to its left. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200116/raids-without-warrants-and-children-in-foster-care-these-are-denmarks-tough-new-anti-jihadist-proposals Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:54:11 +0100 raids-without-warrants-and-children-in-foster-care-these-are-denmarks-tough-new-anti-jihadist-proposals The government is to announce new policies clamping down on individuals who have connections to foreign militant groups. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200116/danish-government-to-announce-additional-anti-jihadist-laws Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:56:44 +0100 danish-government-to-announce-additional-anti-jihadist-laws The Danish government has withdrawn the citizenship of a man who is wanted for suspected terrorism, applying a hotly-debated new law. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191126/denmark-strips-citizenship-from-man-under-new-anti-jihadist-law Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:09:37 +0100 denmark-strips-citizenship-from-man-under-new-anti-jihadist-law Minister for Immigration and Integration Mattias Tesfaye has presented a draft bill on how Denmark should manage the children of its citizens who have fought for militant organizations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191113/what-is-denmarks-policy-on-the-children-of-isis-fighters Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:10:10 +0100 what-is-denmarks-policy-on-the-children-of-isis-fighters Turkey deported on Monday three foreign jihadists including a Danish citizen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191112/danish-jihadist-arrested-at-copenhagen-airport-after-turkish-deportation Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:08:28 +0100 danish-jihadist-arrested-at-copenhagen-airport-after-turkish-deportation Denmark said Monday it planned to strip dual-national suspected jihadists of citizenship to stop them from returning to Danish soil, as Turkey's deadly offensive in Syria sends Isis members fleeing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191015/denmark-to-strip-jihadists-of-nationality-amid-fear-of-returns Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:36:00 +0200 denmark-to-strip-jihadists-of-nationality-amid-fear-of-returns The alleged leader of a group of jihadists admitted killing one of two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco, and accused his co-defendant of killing the other. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190530/trial-for-murder-of-scandinavian-hikers-restarts-in-morocco Thu, 30 May 2019 18:33:59 +0200 trial-for-murder-of-scandinavian-hikers-restarts-in-morocco The government and Danish People’s Party (DF) have agreed new rules that will enable authorities to withdraw passports from individuals found to have fought for militant groups abroad. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190328/danish-government-reaches-agreement-to-revoke-passports-of-isis-fighters Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:15:19 +0100 danish-government-reaches-agreement-to-revoke-passports-of-isis-fighters Denmark has convicted 13 people for travelling to Syria to take part in armed conflict. Nine have been sentenced to deportation from the country, according to Minister of Justice Søren Pape Poulsen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190327/it-would-be-better-if-they-had-died-in-battle-danish-justice-minister-on-returning-syria-fighters Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:46:16 +0100 it-would-be-better-if-they-had-died-in-battle-danish-justice-minister-on-returning-syria-fighters Denmark’s three largest political parties have said they do not want to accept the return of citizens who have travelled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State (Isis) terror group. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190218/danish-politicians-defy-trump-by-rejecting-return-of-isis-fighters Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:29:18 +0100 danish-politicians-defy-trump-by-rejecting-return-of-isis-fighters A Syrian man seeking asylum in Sweden and accused of planning a terror attack in Denmark will remain in police custody, the Copenhagen City Court ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180514/sweden-based-asylum-seeker-to-remain-in-detention-for-copenhagen-terror-plot Mon, 14 May 2018 17:58:38 +0200 sweden-based-asylum-seeker-to-remain-in-detention-for-copenhagen-terror-plot Danish citizens captured in Syria after fighting for the Islamic State (Isis) terror group may be sent back to Denmark, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180216/denmark-may-have-to-accept-return-of-isis-militants-report Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:56:12 +0100 denmark-may-have-to-accept-return-of-isis-militants-report A 22-year-old Danish-born man has been sentenced to five years in prison after travelling to Syria to fight for the Islamic State terror group. The man’s passport has also been seized by authorities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171213/danish-man-loses-passport-for-fighting-for-isis Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:57:43 +0100 danish-man-loses-passport-for-fighting-for-isis A list of names obtained by Danish police has led to six men being accused of joining terror group Islamic State. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170912/denmark-charges-26-year-old-man-accused-of-joining-isis Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:54:43 +0200 denmark-charges-26-year-old-man-accused-of-joining-isis A 19-year-old woman was charged in absentia on Wednesday of having joined the terrorist organization Isis and with having recruited a female relative to do the same. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170802/19-year-old-danish-woman-faces-terror-charge-for-joining-isis Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:27:21 +0200 19-year-old-danish-woman-faces-terror-charge-for-joining-isis Denmark’s foreign ministry says it is increasing its humanitarian aid to Iraq after the country’s security forces regained the city of Mosul. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170710/denmarks-aid-will-help-displace-iraqis-return-home-after-mosul-victory-ministry Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:04:53 +0200 denmarks-aid-will-help-displace-iraqis-return-home-after-mosul-victory-ministry