A poll, conducted by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project of more than 25,000 people in 23 major countries, found that just one in six Danes consider themselves a feminist, a third said that wolf whistling at women in the street was acceptable, and two in five supported the #MeToo movement. The startling results marks a dramatic contrast to Denmark’s neighbor Sweden, where 46 percent do, and a... 

A Danish right-wing Parliament politician, Marie Krarup from the Danish People’s Party (DPP), talks about her view on Sweden in an interview with the Swedish news magazine Fokus. “When Sweden fails and stops being Swedish, it will affect the rest of us too”, she says. She describes the Swedish immigration policy as “lax and weak”. Sweden “does not understand how dangerous mass migration... 

Despite being among the top-ranking countries in the world in terms of gender equality, four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) have disturbingly high levels of rape and survivors of sexual violence are being failed by their justice systems, Amnesty International said in a report published today. Time for change: Justice for rape survivors in the Nordic countries reveals that... 

Despite the fact that the gaming crowd has demonstrated a capacity for learning, strategic thinking and the ability to visualise, which are all sought-after traits in the increasingly digitised world of military combat, whether these skills are actually compatible with life in the army remains to be seen. The Danish Armed Forces are on the lookout for gamers to bolster the country’s ranks of... 

Islamists belonging to the terrorist-linked organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir held mass prayer at Christiansborg in central Copenhagen on Friday. At the same time, the immigration-critical party, Stram Kurs (Strict Course), held a counter-demonstration nearby to criticise the organisation and cook “bacon á la Quran” by burning the Quran on a grill. Hizb ut-Tahrir’s self-proclaimed goal is to abolish... 

A new law proposal from the Danish government and the right-wing Danish People’s Party would make it illegal for foreign governments and authorities to give money to religious communities and institutions in Denmark. The law will be implemented if the donations are assessed to pose a security threat and undermine Denmark’s fundamental freedoms and democracy. The ban will cover loans, gifts, donation... 

Total births in the European Union’s 28 member states in 2017 has fallen from the year before, while first-time mothers are now almost 30. Figures released by Eurostat on Tuesday revealed that there were 5.075 million babies born in the union in 2017, compared with 5.148 million in 2016 with the total fertility rate standing at 1.59 births per woman — down from 1.60 on the year before and well... 

17 percent of ethnic minority men believe that Danish women who dress provocatively only have themselves to blame when they’re raped, according to a recent survey. Equality Minister Eva Kjer Hansen of the ruling liberal-conservative Venstre Party was astonished that the number is so high. “I get really angry about that. Of course, such attitudes are not acceptable, and it emphasises the need for... 

Denmark is tightening its asylum system with the passage of new laws referred to as a ‘paradigm shift’ by officials, Danmarks Radio reports. The bill, formally titled ‘Act 140,’ was agreed upon in Parliament by the populist right-wing Danish People’s Party (DPP) and the Social Democrats (SD) and will go into effect on March 1st. A primary aim of the legislation is to... 

Danish lawmakers have approved a government-backed proposal to make citizenship applicants shake hands with the official conducting the naturalization ceremony. The bill has been criticized for discriminating against Muslims. The new citizenship bill has been the subject of a heated debate since last summer. It requires those applying for Danish citizenship to commit to the country’s values and... 

Two female hikers from Norway and Denmark were killed in a mountainous area in Morocco earlier this week, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK cited the Moroccan Ministry of Internal Affairs. Gruesome footage and hundreds of uncensored images of the two backpackers, Louisa Jespersen from Denmark and Maren Ueland from Norway, who were found dead in Morocco, have reportedly been sent to one of the victims’... 

A criminal investigation has been launched after the bodies of two backpackers in their twenties were found with violent injuries reportedly caused by a sharp object. Two women, a Norwegian and a Dane, have been found dead in a mountainous area in Morocco, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reported, citing the Moroccan Ministry of Internal Affairs. The women, both in their twenties, reportedly were... 

According to the Greek MP Christos Chatzisavvas, of the Greek nationalist party Golden Dawn, the airport of Polykastro has been illegally transformed into a refugee camp by the NGO “Danish Refugee Council”. The MP filed a question to the competent ministers, in which he quotes a press release of the Polykastro Air Force Training Academy. Specifically, the Academy states that since 1986 the Hellenic... 

Danish authorities have concluded that the situation in some parts of Somalia is safe, and that Somalis no longer have valid grounds for asylum. Following a review of the situation in Somalia, which began in 2017, residence permits will therefore be withdrawn for no less than 1,000 Somalis. “It is time for them to go home now,” Denmark states. “If you no longer need our protection and your life... 

Denmark will send rejected asylum seekers to live on a remote island. Located in the freezing Baltic Sea, the island is currently home to animal research laboratories and crematoria. “If you are unwanted in Danish society, you should not be a nuisance to ordinary Danes,” immigration minister Inger Støjberg wrote in a Facebook post on Friday. “They are undesirable in Denmark and they must...