The latest in Kurt Westergaard

Jordan begins trial of Danish Mohammed cartoonist

2011-04-25T11:30:23Z

A Jordanian court on Monday put on trial in absentia Danish artist Kurt Westergaard who is being sued in the kingdom for blasphemy over a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.

"A court in Amman began today the trial in absentia of those who insulted the Prophet, including Westergaard and Danis...

Attacker only 'aimed to scare' Danish Mohammed cartoonist

2011-01-19T14:31:46Z

A Somali man charged with trying to kill a Dane who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed pleaded not guilty to attempted murder on the first day of his trial Wednesday, insisting he had only aimed to scare the cartoonist.

"I was irritated and frustrated by his comments. I wanted to frighten him but not to kill him," Mohamed Geele, 29, told a packed court in the cen...

Danish Mohammed cartoonist attacker goes on trial

2011-01-18T19:30:37Z

A Somali man charged with trying to kill the cartoonist behind the most controversial of the Danish caricatures of Prophet Mohammed goes on trial Wednesday in the central town of Aarhus.

The 29-year-old man, who has only been identified as Abdi in Danish media, could face life in prison if found guilty on all counts: attempted ter...

Danish Muhammad cartoonist retires near age 75

2010-06-07T10:01:28Z

Controversial Danish Muhammad cartoonist to retire near 75, hoping to lower terror threat

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and caused outrage in the Muslim world, said Monday he is quitting because he is getting old.

"One has to stop at some point," Westergaard said, adding that he has been wo...

Swedish Mohammad cartoonist attacked at lecture

2010-05-13T07:17:37Z

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Lars Vilks, a Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Mohammad enraged many Muslims, was head-butted on Tuesday while giving a lecture about freedom of speech, he said.

A video of the incident was posted on Swedish newspaper ...

Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect

2010-06-12T18:37:09Z

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, officials said.

The release of the unnamed woman late on Saturday means four individu...

Irish police release three over cartoonist plot

2010-06-12T18:37:02Z

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released three of the seven people arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist over a drawing depicting the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog.

The police said a man and two women were released from custody i...

Swedish cartoonist receives fresh death threats

2010-03-10T10:17:05Z

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Mohammad has made him the target of Muslim anger said on Wednesday he had received more death threats since arrests were made this week over an alleged plot to kill him.

Lars Vilks,...

Danish cartoonist defends police who protect him

2010-04-16T07:55:40Z

AP Interview: Danish cartoonist says police cannot protect him from spontaneous attackers

The Danish artist whose controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad enraged Muslims around the world said Monday that police cannot protect him from attackers who act spontaneously.

Kurt Westergaard said in an interview with Somali man with suspected al-Qaida links has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after breaking into the home of a Danish artist whose Prophet Muhammad cartoon outraged the Muslim world three years ago.

The suspect, who was shot twice by a police officer responding to the scene, was rolled into a Da...

Somali charged with attempt to kill Danish cartoonist

2010-04-16T07:57:46Z

Danish police on Saturday charged a Somali man with the attempted murder of a cartoonist whose caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed sparked riots and protests around the world.

The axe-wielding 28-year-old broke into Kurt Westergaard's home late Friday, screaming for "revenge" and "blood." The cartoonist hid in a panic room with a five-year-old granddaughter and calle...

Muhammad cartoonist defiant in face of threats

2010-04-16T09:34:26Z

Danish Muhammad cartoonist defiant in face of threats, alleged murder plots

A few pen strokes thrust Kurt Westergaard into the midst of an international crisis, exposing him to death threats and an alleged assassination plot.

Terror charges brought against two Chicago men this week show the 74-year-old Dane remains a potential target for extremists, ...

Prophet Muhammad cartoon goes on sale in Denmark

2010-04-16T15:42:12Z

Copies of Prophet Muhammad cartoon that angered Muslim world go on sale in Denmark

A Danish press freedom group said Wednesday it is selling copies of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad that caused outrage across the Muslim World.

Some 1,000 printed reproductions of a drawing depicting the prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban are being sold for 1,400 ...

Germany Denmark Media Prize Westergaard

2010-09-08T15:23:35Z

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Joachim Gauck, center, former head of the state-funded body which manages the archives of the former East German secret police Stasi, before receiving the M100 Media Prize 2010 in ...

Denmark Prophet Drawing

2010-06-07T10:17:14Z

FILE - This is a February 2008 file photo of Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. Westergaard the cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad says he is quitting because he is getting old. Westergaard said "one has to stop at some point." He says he has been working since the age of 23, first as a teacher and then as an artist. He turns 75 on July 13. . (AP Photo...

Denmark Cartoonist Interview

2010-03-28T20:51:22Z

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2008 file photo, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is seen in his office in Aarhus, Denmark. Westergaard, whose controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad enraged Muslims, said Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, that police cannot protect him from attackers who act s...

DENMARK THREAT

2010-03-28T21:35:57Z

Map locates Aarhus, Denmark where cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was threatened by a Somali man

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Denmark Cartoonist

2010-03-28T21:44:19Z

FILE- In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, sits in the offices of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in Aarhus, Denmark. Police foiled an attempt to kill an artist who drew cartoons depicting the