'World's coolest neighbourhood' threatened by Danish ghetto law
Source: The Guardian
‘World’s coolest neighbourhood’ threatened by Danish ghetto law
Government accused of racism for forcing sale of social housing in Copenhagen’s Mjølnerparken estate
Daniel Boffey
Fri 5 May 2023 13.42 BST
Last modified on Fri 5 May 2023 13.58 BST
A trendy neighbourhood in Copenhagen named the “coolest in the world” is bracing itself for a major protest over an anti-ghetto law that critics say is racist and pushing out the remaining social housing residents.
Hundreds of demonstrators, supported by the Danish capital’s mayor for the environment, Line Barfod, are expected to mass on the edges of the Mjølnerparken housing estate, in the popular Nørrebro area, on Saturday.
The protest marks the latest attempt to push back against “parallel society” laws, which limit the proportion of “non-western” people in certain neighbourhoods and force local housing associations to sell up to private developers.
The protest is designed to keep pressure on the government before a European court of justice ruling next year on a case brought by Mjølnerparken residents, who say the ghetto laws are in breach of EU laws against racial discrimination.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/05/protesters-to-mass-as-worlds-coolest-neighbourhood-threatened-by-danish-ghetto-law
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