The European Court of Human Rights has had to step in six times during 2008, using “rule 39″ to prevent forced repatriation by Danish immigration officials, of refugees to countries of origin where they risk torture and persecution, according to Danish Radio. Rule 39 is an emergency procedure where the European Court of Human Rights [...]
The Danish internet service provider (ISP) TDC, has become the second Danish ISP to block access to the bittorrent tracking site, The Pirate Bay. The Danish High Court ordered the ISP Tele2, to block access to The Pirate Bay last December. There is speculation that TDC has acted to block The Pirate Bay in anticipation [...]
The Danish Minister of Culture, Carina Christensen, has appointed Ole Hyltoft, deputy chairman on the board of Danmarks Radio. Ole Hyltoft left the Social Democrats in protest over the party’s immigration policies and has since become known as one of the extremist Danish People’s Party’s most vociferous members, expressing hatred of immigrants and Muslims, both [...]