Kim Møller (born 1971) is a Danish blogger and former editor of the political

news blog Citizen journalism, also known as collaborative media, participatory journalism, democratic journalism, guerrilla journalism, grassroots journalism, or street journalism, is based upon members of the community playing an active role in the pro ...

''Uriasposten''.

Activities

Møller grew up in Lystrup and studied history at

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

, receiving a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

( cand.mag.) degree. He comes from a working-class background and was formerly a leftist. He has later described himself as

national conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, communitarianism and the public role of religion. It shares aspects of traditionalist conservatism and social conserva ...

, and founded ''Uriasposten'' in 2003, which has been described as the most popular Danish political blog. The blog was characterised by harsh criticism of migration, Muslims, Islam and left-wing politics, and has been described as being part of the

counter-jihad Counter-jihad (also known as the counter-jihad movement) is a self-titled Islamophobia, anti-Muslim political movement loosely consisting of authors, bloggers, think tanks, demonstrators, and other activists across the Western world. Proponents are ...

movement. Møller published the book ''Vejen til Damaskus: dansk islamforskning 1885-2005'' in 2008, which criticised the modern Danish scholar on Islam, Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, and generated a major debate in Danish media. In 2010, Møller and a friend were violently attacked by up to ten

Antifascistisk Aktion The Antifascistisk aktion (AFA) is a far-left, extra-parliamentary, anti-fascist movement in Sweden, whose stated goal is to "smash fascism in all its forms". The purpose of the organization is to exchange information and to coordinate activities ...

activists while photographing during a demonstration in Aarhus. In 2016, ''Uriasposten'' was briefly shut down as Møller became the editor of Document.dk, a Danish edition of Document.no. Møller finally closed ''Uriasposten'' down in 2022, after what he described as persecution by left-wing activists, authorities and

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, with threats of legal action for alleged copyright violations. In 2021 Møller was charged with having shared a photo of a murder victim in the 2020 Nice stabbing having her throat slit. He was first acquitted, then sentenced to a suspended jail sentence after an appeal, but finally acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2024.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Møller, Kim 1971 births Living people Aarhus University alumni Counter-jihad activists Danish bloggers Danish critics of Islam Danish victims of crime People acquitted of crimes People from Aarhus Municipality