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Denmark: Politiken apologizes, everybody censors
by Esther
Islam in Europe
March 1, 2010
https://www.legal-project.org/666/denmark-politiken-apologizes-everybody-censors
Excerpt:
Last Friday, Danish newspaper Politiken made a big show of apologizing for reprinting the Muhmmad cartoons and thereby offending Muslims. Politiken, btw, claim this will not prevent them from reprinting the cartoons.
The move caused a political storm. Denmark's new foreign minister, Lene Espersen, and PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen both voiced concern about the move.
In response to the apology, the Danish People's Party (DPP) posted the cartoon on their website.
Danish blogger Uriasposten posted a screen-capture of how Danish broadcaster DR reported about the DPP move:
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