Copenhagen protests

Submitted by jay on 2 March, 2007 - 12:44

From Foxnews via Associated Press:

    Danish police braced for more demonstrations Friday after some of the worst street clashes in recent years in Copenhagen, sparked by the eviction of squatters from a building, officials said....

    More than 200 demonstrators were arrested and 25 people were treated for injuries Thursday when protesters threw cobblestones, lit fires and overturned cars in the Danish capital.

Now compare that Fox article to this indymedia UK article:

    After serious social conflicts and uprisings by the autonomist and squatting movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the subsequent 'Ungdomshuset' was offered as part of a political compromise to the activists. The mainly young activists dubbed it ‘Ungdomshuset’ (‘The Youth House’)... Property rights remained in the hands of the local council, which in 1999 decided to disregard the previous political compromise and sell the house to the highest bidder.

    In 2003 the fundamentalist Christian sect ‘Faderhuset’, which had bought the property in 2001 prompted the authorities to evict the ‘Ungdomshuset’ and its users. Despite many demonstrations in support of ‘Ungdomshuset’ Faderhuset won the ensuing courtcase and the politicians avoided serious involvement in the conflict, despite the political nature of the case.

Ah right, so Foxnews picked up on a story but doesn't offer any contextual or historical information. Strange. It just looks like those good for nothing "squatters" in Copenhagen are rioting for no reason. Fair and balanced eh?

Interesting to watch how the Faderhuset Wikipedia page will change once the fundies pick up on the story. Watch the Ungdomshuset page on Wikipedia too.