Journalists at the Danish newspaper Berlingske got worried when it became clear last week that the editor-in-chief had agreed to let the right-wing nationalist party Nye Borgerlige advertise in the newspaper with Muhammad cartoons from the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
It reports Politiken.
In the Danish industry magazine Journalisten, an employee at Berlingske points out that many in the magazine felt insecure after the news that the drawings would end up in print.
Several other Danish newspapers, such as Weekendavisen and BT, have also said that they approve the ads, while others, such as Jyllands-Posten and Ekstra Bladet, have said no.
Charlie Hebdo says no
But now Charlie Hebdo announces in an interview with Ekstra Bladet that they will not let Nye Borgerlige advertise with their pictures.
"Charlie Hebdo has not signed an agreement with this political party, with which they do not share any opinions," Charlie Hebdo's PR agency told Ekstra Bladet.
Nye Borgerlige's press manager replies in a comment that "these are Charlie Hebdo's drawings, and they can do whatever they want with them".
The murder of Samuel Paty
Five years ago, the editorial staff of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was subjected to a terrorist attack in which twelve people, including several satirists, were killed.
Recently, the magazine again caught the eye of the world in connection with the murder of the French teacher Samuel Paty.
The motive behind the murder has been linked to the fact that the teacher received death threats after showing Charlie Hebdo's caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson - according to Politiken, the same images that Nye Borgerlige wanted to use in his ads.
The party Nye Borgerlige is a nationalist and conservative party formed in 2015 by Pernille Vermund and Peter Seier Christensen.
After the Danish election in 2019, the party reached 4 seats in the Folketing, corresponding to 2.4 percent of the vote.