News round up

  • Greenlandic court will today decide whether to extradite prominent anti-whaling activist to Japan

    A hearing at a Greenlandic court will today decide whether the well-known Canadian-American environmental activist Paul Watson, co -founder of Greenpeace, will continue to be held in custody with a view to extradition to Japan, which has had an international arrest warrant on him since 2010.

    Watson, who also founded the activist conservation group Sea Shepherd, had docked his ship in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk when he was arrested on 21 July for anti-whaling activities in Antarctica in 2010.

    Watson himself does not want to be extradited, and his lawyers believe it would be a breach of EU conventions. 

    The Captain Paul Watson Foundation, another organisation founded by the 73-year-old activist, responded in July that it was “completely shocked” by the arrest, “as the Red Notice had disappeared a few months ago”.

    “We implore the Danish government to release Captain Watson and not entertain this politically-motivated request”, stated Locky MacLean, Ship Operation’s Director for CPWF in a press release.

    In the three weeks since the arrest, the case has attracted close international attention. 

    Several celebrities and political figures have voiced their support for Watson, including French President Emmanuel Macron, whose office issued an official statement urging Danish authorities not to extradite the prominent environmentalist, according to Le Monde.

    Actor Pierce Brosnan published a widely-circulated letter to the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen imploring her to “consider saving Paul Watson’s life”.

    The hashtag #FreePaulWatson emerged on X, and the French actor turned animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot – a longtime patron of Watson’s work – told Le Parisien that he was “caught in a trap” and that the Japanese government had “launched a global manhunt”.

    The hearing to decide whether Watson remains in custody will take place at Sermersooq Circuit Court this afternoon.


  • Dance and choreography get plenty of space and stages from 31 August

    A new mecca for dance opens on 31 August in Carlsberg Byen in Copenhagen. Dansehallerne (The dance halls) are a new national stage and will become “a hub for dance and choreography and an injection of salt water that will have an impact on Danish cultural life,” writes director Danjel Andersson.Dansehallerne will be open to […]


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  • Swedish man with two hand grenades arrested in Copenhagen

    A 25-year-old Swedish man who was in possession of two hand grenades was arrested in Tingbjerg in Copenhagen last night, according to a statement from Copenhagen Police on X.The man will be produced in a closed-door constitutional hearing at Frederiksberg court at 9:30 AM.Yesterday, the police were called to a suspicious situation in Tingbjerg by […]


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  • Denmark’s plan for first green flight route stumbles over legislation

    Denmark’s first green aviation route, which the government pledged last year would open in Denmark in 2025, is looking “uncertain”, according to the Danish Transport Agency.A significant roadblock is the fact that flying on 100 percent green fuel is still restricted. Safety regulations stipulate that an aircraft tank may contain a fuel mixture of a […]


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  • Northern Lights visible in Copenhagen

    Last night, the northern lights were visible in the Capital Region of Denmark, and even in Copenhagen itself – a rare occurrence due to the heightened levels of light pollution in the big city. It’s going to become more common, says astrophysicist and science manager at the Planetarium in Copenhagen, Cecilie Sand Nørholm.“We have had a […]


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  • Inflation in Denmark falls significantly – approaches one percent

    In July, consumer prices were 1.1 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to Danmarks Statistik.In June, inflation was 1.8 percent.The lower inflation is due to the price of electricity has risen significantly less between June and July this year compared to last year.The lower inflation benefits many wage earners. They have […]


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  • Olympics: King salutes legends as they take gold in emotional goodbye to handball team

    For more than 15 years, goalkeeper Niklas Landin and left back Mikkel Hansen have dominated and carried the successful Danish national team in handball.Before the Olympics, both players announced that Paris will be their last tournament. Mikkel Hansen, who with his long hair and characteristic hair band literally looks like an actual Viking, is ending […]


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  • Travelling choir will reintroduce morning song to Danish schools in new government initiative

    School children should start their mornings with shared singing, according to Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt, who wants to reintroduce morning song as a permanent feature of the school day.He has earmarked a pool of DKK 10 million, which Danish schools can apply for, to buy instruments and fund further training for teachers who will lead […]


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  • Tighter security introduced at Danish-Swedish border to curb gang warfare

    There will be tighter controls at the Danish-Swedish border from Friday onwards, the Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard told TV 2 on Friday.Police personnel will be deployed at the Øresund train stations, and there will be increased analysis of car number plates via ANPG cameras at the border.The announcement comes after several recent arrests […]


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  • Demonstration against gun violence in Nørrebro to take place on Friday

    A demonstration organised by the citizens’ initiative We’re taking back the streets will take place on Friday evening in Nørrebro, in response to a shooting on Thursday that killed one and injured another in the Copenhagen neighbourhood.A representative from the initiative Jan Malinokowski said that it is important that Nørrebro’s residents “who experience the danger […]


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  • Man killed and woman injured in shooting in Nørrebro – police appeal for information

    A 43-year-old man was killed and a 42-year old woman injured in a shooting on Hans Tavsens Gade in Nørrebro on Thursday evening.The perpetrator remains at large and is said to be wearing black clothes, have dark skin, and rode away from the scene on a bicycle in the direction of Griffenfeldsgade, according to Copenhagen […]


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  • Dane sought under red notice for drug trafficking is extradited from Morocco

    A 38-year-old man suspected of smuggling and selling around 50 kilograms of amphetamine, was extradited to Denmark from Morocco on Wednesday, according to a press release from Denmark’s special crime unit NSK.The man, who is from Aalborg, was arrested at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca in January. He is wanted under an international red notice […]


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