According to Bygningsstyrelsen, the building and property agency, the freetown of Christiania is playing a little too fast and loose with property laws designed to ensure open and transparent housing ...

In 1971, a group of squatters took over a military base in Copenhagen and called their enclave "Christiania." Their plan was to break away from Denmark and its laws, to stop living under a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. Once a paradise enclave for hippies, Christiania Freetown has ...

The dream that was CHAZ, the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, in Seattle has evaporated nearly as quickly as it originated. After three shootings leaving one man dead and three wounded, the experiment in ...

The unconventional lifestyle of this self-governing community fuels open debates in Danish social and political circles. An excursion to Copenhagen's gated Christiania reveals particularised laws, ...