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The Danish Foreign Ministry’s travel guidance for Indonesia advises all Danes to leave Indonesia no matter where they are in a vast country spanning a distance almost from Wales and …
Locals Say Bali Unaffected By Cartoon Controversy Read MoreThe demonstration In front of the Danish Embassy in Jakarta today was calm and orderly. The building had not been closed and the police had only brought in a force …
Is the Danish Foreign Ministry Crying Wolf? Read MoreEven though no protests against the Danish Mohammed-drawings have been reported on Bali, major travel agencies in Denmark have now decided to terminate all bookings to the popular tourist destination. …
Danish Travel Agencies Suspend Trip Bookings To Bali Read MoreNew anti-Danish demonstrations in Indonesia erupted Monday in several major cities across the country. In the capital Jakarta, where the Danish embassy is located on the 25th floor in an …
New Anti-Danish Demonstrations in Indonesia Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Jakarta has received threats that new and more violent demonstrations will take place Tuesday in Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan as well as Bali unless Denmark issues an …
Denmark’s Jakarta Embassy Warned Of More Violence Read MoreAll Danish citizens in Indonesia are encouraged by the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs to leave the country. The advice, active as of Tuesday 7 February, is published on the website of …
Danes Advised to Leave Indonesia Read MoreFinland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has told embassy staff to keep their guard up after the attack on the Danish embassy in Indonesia. Finland shares buildings with other Nordic countries …
Finland Tells Jakarta Embassy Staff To Be Cautious Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia was the target of a demonstration today by 200 – 300 people from the Front of the Defenders of Islam (FPI) who were protesting …
Danish Ambassador to Forward Newspaper Apology Read MoreA possible misunderstanding between Maksuni, the leader of the demonstration at the Danish Embassy in Jakarta on Friday, and Niels Erik Andersen, the Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, may lead to renewed discontent …
Danish Embassy Did Not Distribute New Apology Read MoreControversy that has erupted in the wake of the publication of 12 drawings of the prophet Mohammed in Denmark continues to increase and the list of Muslim nations who oppose the cartoon drawings and the …
Indonesia Joins Choir of Critics of Danish Mohammed Drawings Read More