Dispatch International

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Dispatch International (DI) is a publication, launched in 2012 and run by Lars Hedegaard, that serves as a mouthpiece of the counterjihad movement.[1]

History

It launch is believed to have been announced at Counterjihad Brussels 2012 conference and it was reportedly co-founded by Hedegaard's close associate Ingrid Carlqvist.[2]

Carlqvist's LinkedIn page states that she had been 'editor in chief' since 2012.[3]

Activities

The publication has carried interviews with many counterjihad activists including Henrik Rönnquist[4] and Tommy Robinson.[5]

Pegida Sweden links

According to English language translations of Swedish press reports, DI supporters were involved in the first, poorly attended protest of Pegida Swerige, an attempt to start a movement similar to the PEGIDA protests seen in Germany.[6].

People

Notes

  1. Honest Press Certificate, Dispatch international, accessed 21 December 2013.
  2. Torbjörn Jerlerup, Dispatch International: CounterJihad Publishes a Paper, LoonWatch, 6 September 2012, accessed 13 February 2015
  3. Ingrid Carlqvist, LinkedIn, accessed 13 January 2014
  4. Ingrid Carlqvist, Gallery owner in shock – wants to leave Sweden, Dispatch International, 5 July 2014, accessed 13 February 2015
  5. Ingrid Carlqvist and Lars Hedegaard, Tommy Robinson’s long journey has only begun, Dispatch International, 5 November 2013.
  6. Thousands gather to oppose Pegida demo, Radio Sweden, 9 February 2015