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 Spanish jihadist cell funded itself through tax fraud on chicken, cheese and chocolate sold in Denmark, according to an investigation published Tuesday led by non-profit European newsroom Correctiv. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190508/danish-vat-food-fraud-funded-spanish-jihadi-cell-report Wed, 08 May 2019 11:00:16 +0200 danish-vat-food-fraud-funded-spanish-jihadi-cell-report A new report from the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism puts Denmark near the top of the EU when it comes to the number of foreign fighters have returned back to their home countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160406/dozens-of-foreign-fighters-have-returned-to-denmark Wed, 06 Apr 2016 12:13:08 +0200 dozens-of-foreign-fighters-have-returned-to-denmark The Danish city of Aarhus has drawn global attention for its "soft-hands" approach to battling the radicalization of young Muslims with social techniques used in gang exit strategies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151123/denmarks-soft-model-for-de-radicalizing-jihadists Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:37:16 +0100 denmarks-soft-model-for-de-radicalizing-jihadists Children as young as nine years old will be taught about extremism and radicalization under a local plan in Aarhus, while the government says a similar national plan is also on its way. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150206/denmark-to-target-radicalisation-prevention-at-young-kids Fri, 06 Feb 2015 09:27:00 +0100 denmark-to-target-radicalisation-prevention-at-young-kids An 18-year-old Dane who had converted to Islam and supported the terrorist group Isis died in Syria over the Christmas holiday, several media outlets have reported. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150105/danish-convert-reportedly-killed-by-west-in-syria Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:26:00 +0100 danish-convert-reportedly-killed-by-west-in-syria For the first time, Denmark has taken legal action against citizen who has fought in Syria, while another Dane was arrested in a Copenhagen suburb for posting extremist material online. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141218/warrant-for-syria-jihadist-who-posed-with-severed-heads Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:42:00 +0100 warrant-for-syria-jihadist-who-posed-with-severed-heads Young men who have fought alongside Isis in Syria are welcomed back into Aarhus by a controversial rehab programme that has shown signs of success despite being condemned by many as too soft and naive. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141203/denmarks-jihadist-rehab-homework-football-and-islam Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:48:00 +0100 denmarks-jihadist-rehab-homework-football-and-islam Within a span of three days, both Newsweek and Washington Post have run in-depth stories on Aarhus's strategy to deal with Danes who return from fighting abroad. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141021/danish-jihadist-approach-under-us-media-scrutiny Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:29:46 +0200 danish-jihadist-approach-under-us-media-scrutiny A 22-year-old man from Aarhus was among three Danes suspected of kidnapping an Egyptian man in the western German town of Aachen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140922/danish-jihadist-arrested-in-germany Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:42:00 +0200 danish-jihadist-arrested-in-germany