The efforts of Denmark’s Parliament to take back control of the progressive enclave of Christiana and evict all its squatting residents have been upheld by the Eastern High Court. This could mark the beginning of the end for the alternative-minded folk who live in the former Copenhagen naval base, which they have been occupying since 1971. Read the full story

Tensions in the southern Swedish university town of Malmo flared up again over the eviction of squatters, resulting in two nights of violent rioting. Riot police from Gothenburg and Stockholm were called in to provide support for their besieged colleagues who were pelted with Molotov cocktails, rocks and other debris. Read the full story

Police in Sweden have embarked on a mission to evict squatters living in the south of the country, with the university town of Malmo turning into something of a hotbed of activism. The squatters are not happy about an ongoing housing shortage in the region, so they’ve taken to the streets in Malmo and Lund to protest the need for more homes in southern Sweden.

The Local newspaper reported that around 100 demonstrators gathered in the heart of Malmo, while a group of young people in Lund’s town centre hung banners from a building. The protests were the result of an earlier incident at an empty building owned by the Swedish National Rail Read the full story