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 Danish broadcaster TV2 has issued an apology in Danish and English after a segment in which its presenters appeared to compare Moroccan footballers and their families with monkeys. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221219/danish-broadcaster-apologises-for-unintended-racism-in-segment-on-moroccan-football-team Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:33:20 +0100 danish-broadcaster-apologises-for-unintended-racism-in-segment-on-moroccan-football-team Denmark has this week announced what it terms ‘plans of action’ against racism and antisemitism. What changes could the plans bring about? https://www.thelocal.dk/20220125/what-are-denmarks-racism-and-antisemitism-action-plans Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:59:48 +0100 what-are-denmarks-racism-and-antisemitism-action-plans Member of the Danish parliament Sikandar Siddique and his parents were the target of racist verbal abuse during the assembly’s annual reopening day on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211007/danish-politician-target-of-racist-abuse-outside-parliament Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:54:33 +0200 danish-politician-target-of-racist-abuse-outside-parliament A video of a racist verbal attack on a family with two small children spread virally on Danish social media over the long weekend, giving rise to debate about the effect of political discourse on public behaviour and attitudes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210525/racism-in-denmark-video-of-abuse-sparks-debate-over-political-climate Tue, 25 May 2021 19:41:12 +0200 racism-in-denmark-video-of-abuse-sparks-debate-over-political-climate The Danish government wants to add new terms to the country’s hate speech laws to protect trans people from discrimination. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201015/denmark-to-criminalise-hate-speech-against-trans-people-with-change-to-racism-law Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:15:29 +0200 denmark-to-criminalise-hate-speech-against-trans-people-with-change-to-racism-law Rasmus Paludan, the leader of an extremist far-right party in Denmark, says he plans to travel to Sweden to carry out demonstrations after authorities confirmed he was a citizen of the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201009/danish-far-right-extremist-plans-to-use-swedish-citizenship-for-new-provocative-demos Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:34:59 +0200 danish-far-right-extremist-plans-to-use-swedish-citizenship-for-new-provocative-demos The number of reports of hate crimes registered by Danish police increased by almost 27 percent between 2018 and 2019. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201007/reports-of-hate-crimes-in-denmark-increase-by-over-25-percent Wed, 07 Oct 2020 14:18:14 +0200 reports-of-hate-crimes-in-denmark-increase-by-over-25-percent One of the 15,000 people who took part in the Black Lives Matter protest in Copenhagen on the Sunday before last has tested positive for coronavirus, Denmark's health minister said at a press conference on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200616/protester-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-copenhagen-black-lives-matter-rally Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:23:57 +0200 protester-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-copenhagen-black-lives-matter-rally Politicians in Denmark have proposed naming new roads in Copenhagen after slave rebels and labour rights campaigners in the Danish West Indies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200612/copenhagen-to-name-new-roads-over-slave-rebels Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:59:53 +0200 copenhagen-to-name-new-roads-over-slave-rebels A sign on display in a café on the Danish island of Ærø has been reported to police after a nurse from the Ivory Coast found it offensive. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170720/danish-caf-reported-for-racist-logo-image Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:15:51 +0200 danish-caf-reported-for-racist-logo-image Henning Dyremose, a former minister with the Danish Conservative party, has been criticised after comparing the nationalist Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) to the Ku Klux Klan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170519/former-minister-compares-danish-peoples-party-to-ku-klux-klan Fri, 19 May 2017 16:20:39 +0200 former-minister-compares-danish-peoples-party-to-ku-klux-klan Anti-migrant political discourses and exclusionary migration policies are having a disproportionate and harmful impact on migrants, including in Denmark, according to a new report by NGO European Network Against Racism (ENAR). https://www.thelocal.dk/20170510/racism-plays-a-key-role-in-migrants-exclusion-in-denmark-report Wed, 10 May 2017 18:20:39 +0200 racism-plays-a-key-role-in-migrants-exclusion-in-denmark-report The far-right Danes’ Party (Danskernes Parti) is once again generating headlines thanks to a controversial stunt clearly meant to provoke. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170215/danish-nationalists-slammed-for-distributing-return-tickets-to-residents-homes Wed, 15 Feb 2017 09:50:48 +0100 danish-nationalists-slammed-for-distributing-return-tickets-to-residents-homes Daniel Carlsen, the leader of the nationalist Danes’ Party (Danskernes Parti) has been charged with violating Denmark’s racism law by handing out cans of ‘refugee spray’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161006/danish-nationalist-charged-with-racism-for-refugee-spray Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:48:52 +0200 danish-nationalist-charged-with-racism-for-refugee-spray A Danish far-right group faced criticism on Wednesday after courting criticism by handing out "asylum spray" to be used against violent migrants. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160929/danish-nationalists-refugee-spray-draws-un-ire Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:51:11 +0200 danish-nationalists-refugee-spray-draws-un-ire The nationalist Danes’ Party elicited strong reactions went it took to the streets of Haderslev to hand out cans of what it called ‘refugee spray’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160926/danish-nationalists-hand-out-cans-of-refugee-spray Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:09:27 +0200 danish-nationalists-hand-out-cans-of-refugee-spray A rabid anti-immigration speech from a member of the Danish People’s Party (DF) will be investigated by police as a possible violation of Denmark’s racism law. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160920/df-member-faces-police-charge-for-saying-foreigners-steal-rape-and-kill Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:55:13 +0200 df-member-faces-police-charge-for-saying-foreigners-steal-rape-and-kill Iceland won hearts of football fans across Europe for their surprise performances at Euro 2016 this summer, pulling off one the biggest shocks of all time in knocking out England in the last 16, before losing to France in the quarter finals. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160707/icelands-football-team-slams-danish-partys-racist-facebook-post Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:45:15 +0200 icelands-football-team-slams-danish-partys-racist-facebook-post The National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst - SMK) will replace potentially offensive words from art titles and descriptions with more neutral terms, its head of collections told Politiken on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160607/national-gallery-of-denmark-removes-negro-from-art-titles Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:18:50 +0200 national-gallery-of-denmark-removes-negro-from-art-titles The heated debate surrounding an advertising campaign by the Danish People’s Party has now ripped open old wounds about the n-word and may result in a lawsuit – over a font. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160519/strangest-political-story-in-denmark-just-got-stranger Thu, 19 May 2016 12:56:03 +0200 strangest-political-story-in-denmark-just-got-stranger