Muhammad prophet cartoons have been reprinted in DenmarkApril 11, 2009 - 19:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The by far most famous of the 12 Danish Muhammad cartoons, Kurt Westergaard's prophet with a bomb in his turban, has been reprinted to raise money for the international fight for free speech.One thousand individually numbered and signed copies of the "Big Mo" cartoon will be sold for US $ 250 a piece. The proceeds will go to the International Free Press Society. Says President of the Free Press Society Lars Hedegaard: " By republishing Kurt Westergaard's cartoon we intend to strike a blow at a level where free speech is actually threatened. And that is not at the level of the law." "Freedom of expression is protected under our constitution and no politician intends to change that. So the enemies of free speech are not demanding a constitutional amendment but operate at a more dangerous and effective level, i.e. by intimidating the private sphere," www.internationalfreepresssociety.org cited him as saying. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |