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A brief outline of the events:

• 1982: October. Squatters (known as BZ in Denmark) are given the keys to Jagtvej 69 by the city of Copenhagen.

• 1996: Spring. 350 signatures are gathered among locals and neighbours who want the house closed.

• 1997: The city of Copenhagen make a deal with the users of Ungdomshuset, telling them that from 1st of January 1998, the house can be closed with a three-month warning.

• 1999: May. City Council carries that the house will be closed and sold.

• 2000: January, the house is sold.

• 2001: September. Crazy "Christian" cult Faderhuset buys the house.

• 2003: Faderhuset summon the users of Ungdomshuset for breach of private property.

• 2004: City Court decides that Faderhuset are in their right to throw the users of Ungdomshuset out. The youngsters appeal against the verdict.

• 2006: Østre Landsret uphold the decision of the City Court.

• 2006: September. The Jagtvej 69 Foundation offer buying the house back from Faderhuset, who refuse. The Foundation try their case at the Supreme Court.

• 2006: October. A city official, Fogedretten (untranslatable) decides that the users of Ungdomshuset must be out of the house by the 14th of December. The users are refused by the Supreme Court when trying to appeal their case again. The Police promise that they will not clear the house before January 1st.

• 2006: 12th of December, Faderhuset once again refused to sell the house to The Jagtvej 69 Foundation.
• 2006: 14th of December, Borgergruppen for Ungdomshuset (Citizens in Favour of Ungdomshuset) stage a large-scale, peaceful demonstration different places in Copenhagen.
• 2006: 16th of December, the users of Ungdomshuset stage an unannounced demonstration on Nørrebro (a central part of Copenhagen, home to many immigrants, not-so-well-off-people, hip rich people and Jagtvej). The demonstration ends in violent riots and fights against the police, when they attempt to dissolve the demonstration. 273 arrested. Three are remanded.
• 2006: 29th of December. Mayor of Copenhagen, Ritt Bjerregaard (Socialdemokraterne), suggests that Ungdomshuset be moved to Christiania*. The Christianits say no, claiming there is no room.
• 2007: 3rd of January, Faderhuset ask permission to tear down the house. It is granted.
• 2007: 8th of Janyar, Ritt Bjerregaard suggest that Ungdomshuset be moved to another house on Jagtvej, an abandoned publically owned building known as 'Brandstationen,' the Fire Station. The Ministry of Science refuse to sell. (She should have checked first, eh? Very professional! )
• 2007: 13th of January, the Organization For More Youth Houses squat a house on Dortheavej. It is cleared by the police two days later.
• 2007: 22th of January, the City of Copenhagen offer The Jagtvej 69 Foundation a part of the abandoned school on Stevnsgade for 12.000.000 DKKR.
• 2007: Ungdomshuset turn down the offer, saying that they will only pay 1 DKKR for a new house. They will not "pay the politicians, because the politicians sold the house they already had."
• 2007: 28th of February. The school on Stevnsgade is turned into a school for handicapped children, leaving the users of Ungdomshuset with no alternative house.
• 2007: 1st of March. Early in the morning, Ungdomshuset is cleared by the police. Riots break up on Nørrebro, spread to other parts of Copenhagen. Random cars are burned down, stores are attacked, a school is ravaged, books at a school library are burned (who else burned books? does anyone remember? ), computers are burned.

*) Hippy version of Ungdomshuset: Freetown Christiania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia