Denmark welcomed thousands of refugees as the war took hold. Now it’s urging many to return to ‘safe’ areas.
![In this image from September 9, 2015, police grab a refugee as hundreds walk on a motorway near Padborg in Denmark [File: Martin Lehmann/AP Photo/POLFOTO]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AP_87055134887.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Denmark welcomed thousands of refugees as the war took hold. Now it’s urging many to return to ‘safe’ areas.
![In this image from September 9, 2015, police grab a refugee as hundreds walk on a motorway near Padborg in Denmark [File: Martin Lehmann/AP Photo/POLFOTO]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AP_87055134887.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In the rubble of what was the largest refugee camp in Europe, some try to make a living by scavenging for metal.
![The remains of the Moria refugee camp after a fire burned it to the ground [Michael Graversen/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Moria-test-8.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Social Democrats adopt anti-immigrant rhetoric from the far-right to secure national election victory in Denmark.

Far-right Rasmus Paludan, who holds stunts desecrating Islam’s holy book, is expected to win seats in coming vote.
