Denmark News

Can Denmark’s Generous Childcare System Survive?

December 3th 2016

Denmark’s childcare system is very popular, and it is really cheap compared to other countries. Stine Christianen, a mother of three children all still under the age of four, had to put all her children in a childcare system because of her job. If she was in any other country, the price would have been expensive, but in Denmark, it’s affordable. “I’m only working part time so it’s not that I earn so much extra money for us,” Stine explained. The reason that made the childcare system affordable is because Denmark has one of the highest tax rates in the world.

4 ISIS suspects arrested, weapons seized in Denmark

April 7th, 2016

Danish authorities arrested four people suspected of having enlisted in ISIS in Syria. The four suspects were set to appear in closed-doors hearings. They were then accused for joining ISIS “to commit terrorist acts. According to the spokesman of the police, weapons and bullets were also found. With this happening right after some terrorist attacks, the police feared that this would be another attack, but they were not sure.

Man Burns Quran: Fourth Blasphemy Charged in Danish History

February 23rd 2017

Qu’ran is the holy book of Islam, and harming it is greatly disrespectful to the Islamic culture. In fact, burning any religious books is a violation of a penal code about public mockery and religious scorn. A 42-year-old man was charged with blasphemy for burning the Qu’ran. On December of 2015, he posted a video showing him burning the holy book in his yard. Though in Denmark, the maximum time in prison for blasphemy is four months, this man will only be fined if he is convicted. There has not been any other charges like so in Denmark for almost half a century and is the fourth time ever in Danish history.