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 Denmark charged two people on Friday under its law banning desecration of the Quran. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250124/denmark-files-first-desecration-case-under-new-quran-law Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:55:52 +0100 denmark-files-first-desecration-case-under-new-quran-law Malmö District Court has sentenced far-right Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan to four months in prison for hate crimes, after a number of Quran-burnings in the city in 2022, where he also made statements about Muslims, Arabs and Africans. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241105/swedish-court-jails-danish-extremist-rasmus-paludan-for-hate-crimes Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:39:01 +0100 swedish-court-jails-danish-extremist-rasmus-paludan-for-hate-crimes At the beginning of December, Denmark passed legislation criminalising the "inappropriate treatment" of religious texts, effectively banning Quran burnings. How likely is it that Sweden will do the same? https://www.thelocal.dk/20231208/is-sweden-going-to-follow-denmark-in-banning-quran-burnings Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:54:26 +0100 is-sweden-going-to-follow-denmark-in-banning-quran-burnings Denmark's parliament on Thursday adopted a law criminalising the "inappropriate treatment" of religious texts, effectively banning Quran burnings after a series of desecrations of Islam's holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries over the summer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231207/denmark-bans-quran-burnings-as-parliament-enacts-divisive-new-law Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:35:59 +0100 denmark-bans-quran-burnings-as-parliament-enacts-divisive-new-law Denmark's parliament will on Tuesday debate the government’s bill to ban Quran burnings, after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries during the summer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231114/danish-parliament-to-debate-bill-to-ban-quran-burnings Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:01:35 +0100 danish-parliament-to-debate-bill-to-ban-quran-burnings Denmark's government on Friday presented a modified version of its bill to ban Quran burnings, following criticism that its first draft limited freedom of expression and would be difficult to enforce. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231027/denmark-narrows-legislation-on-barring-koran-burning Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:47:21 +0200 denmark-narrows-legislation-on-barring-koran-burning Half of the Danish population supports a government proposal that would make it illegal to burn the Quran in public, a survey has found. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230901/one-in-two-in-denmark-support-ban-on-quran-burnings Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:34:14 +0200 one-in-two-in-denmark-support-ban-on-quran-burnings Denmark could punish people who burn the Quran in public with up to two years in prison under a new law proposed by the government on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230825/denmark-announces-ban-on-quran-burnings Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:26:35 +0200 denmark-announces-ban-on-quran-burnings Denmark’s police intelligence service PET has not raised its rating of the terror threat against the country despite neighbouring Sweden taking the decision to raise its own level. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230817/why-has-denmark-not-raised-terror-threat-level-like-sweden Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:22:02 +0200 why-has-denmark-not-raised-terror-threat-level-like-sweden Denmark’s National Police confirmed on Wednesday that ‘intensified efforts’ at the country’s borders will continue up to and including August 22nd. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230816/denmark-confirms-extension-of-intensified-border-controls Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:02:44 +0200 denmark-confirms-extension-of-intensified-border-controls Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard says he is taking a threat against Denmark from militant terror group al-Qaida ‘seriously’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230815/denmark-takes-threat-from-al-qaida-seriously-justice-minister Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:17:07 +0200 denmark-takes-threat-from-al-qaida-seriously-justice-minister The terror organisation al-Qaida has urged its supporters to carry out terror attacks on Sweden and Denmark in revenge of a series of Quran burnings in the two countries. But a senior Swedish researcher downplayed the threat. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230815/al-qaida-calls-for-revenge-attacks-on-sweden-and-denmark Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:13:22 +0200 al-qaida-calls-for-revenge-attacks-on-sweden-and-denmark Denmark will extend the tighter border controls introduced following protests involving Quran burnings in recent months in the country and in neighbouring Sweden, the justice ministry said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230809/denmark-extends-border-controls-after-quran-burnings Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:38:23 +0200 denmark-extends-border-controls-after-quran-burnings Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that burning books is not a statement, and that a law restricting it would therefore not impinge on freedom of speech. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230804/danish-pm-says-books-should-be-read-not-burned-in-first-comments-on-quran-demos Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:11:39 +0200 danish-pm-says-books-should-be-read-not-burned-in-first-comments-on-quran-demos Controls on Denmark’s borders with Germany and Sweden will be tightened in response to security concerns related to recent demonstrations in Copenhagen where protesters burned the Quran. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230804/danish-police-tighten-borders-due-to-concerns-over-quran-burnings Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:58:50 +0200 danish-police-tighten-borders-due-to-concerns-over-quran-burnings Several Danish opposition parties on both the right and left wings have issued a joint statement in which they protest government plans to limit Quran burnings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230803/danish-opposition-parties-unite-against-plan-to-restrict-quran-burnings Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:04:26 +0200 danish-opposition-parties-unite-against-plan-to-restrict-quran-burnings The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Monday voiced "disappointment" with the response by Sweden and Denmark to a spate of Quran burnings that have sparked outrage across the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230801/ioc-disappointed-in-swedish-and-danish-response-to-quran-burnings Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:52:26 +0200 ioc-disappointed-in-swedish-and-danish-response-to-quran-burnings Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed roughly 1,000 supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad's Green Zone housing foreign embassies, believing a Quran had been desecrated in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230722/iraqis-protest-again-after-book-burning-incident Sat, 22 Jul 2023 14:07:52 +0200 iraqis-protest-again-after-book-burning-incident