Danish newspapers reprint Mohammed depiction
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The newspapers have reprinted the caricature which depicts the prophet Muhammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb with a lit fuse in it. Jyllands-Posten and several other leading newspapers - including Politiken and Berlingske Tidende - reprinted the caricature in their Wednesday editions.
"We are doing this to document what is at stake in this case, and to unambiguously back and support the freedom of speech that we as a newspaper will always defend," Berlingske Tidende said.
Their decision to print the image comes after an alleged plot to kill one of the artists who was behind the drawings. Upon its original publication, the drawing sparked violent protest across the world with many Danish embassies being attacked and their goods boycotted.
"We are doing this to document what is at stake in this case, and to unambiguously back and support the freedom of speech that we as a newspaper will always defend," Berlingske Tidende said.
Their decision to print the image comes after an alleged plot to kill one of the artists who was behind the drawings. Upon its original publication, the drawing sparked violent protest across the world with many Danish embassies being attacked and their goods boycotted.
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belgrade18
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I agree that there is a freedom of the press issue here, but these publishers are ignoring some of their ethical responsibilites I think. What if some mainstream newspapers in Sweden published cartoon images of he Queen of Denmark doing something really vile, like killing a baby or something? Sure they'd have the right to do it, but a lot of people in Denmark would go ape shit and feel that Sweden had insulted their country, and rightfully so. Editors in Denmark need to think about how publishing such images affects Muslims in their country (and elsewhere) before exercising their considerable power to print anything they want.
- 4 years ago
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belgrade18
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Tori
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For more info on the arrests and the planned attack, check this link.
- 4 years ago
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Tori
