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Danish cartoon editor wins free press prize
2007-03-20
The Danish newspaper editor who chose to publish controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (may his drip clear up peace be upon him) in 2005 was on Monday awarded a free press prize for his “determination and courage”. The Danish-based Free Press Society awarded Flemming Rose the inaugural international Sappho Prize, which comes with 20,000 kroner ($3,568).

Lars Hedegaard of the Free Press Society said the prize honoured a “journalist who combines excellence in his work with courage and a refusal to compromise”.
The publication of the 12 cartoons in the daily Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 prompted an international storm. Lars Hedegaard of the Free Press Society said the prize honoured a “journalist who combines excellence in his work with courage and a refusal to compromise”. Hedegaard compared the pressure placed on Rose and his newspaper to apologise for publishing the cartoons to those voices calling for the appeasement of Nazi Germany at the dawn of World War II. “Decisive to our decision was Rose’s courage to print the cartoons and to stand his ground under the worst storm any journalist has ever endured,” Hedegaard said. Rose declined to comment on the award but told AFP he was “thankful” for the recognition of his work.
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