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German Website Shut Down Because Of Publication Muhammad Cartoons

am 08.03.2006 von Law & Justice

The German website http://www.euroislam.info/ is shut down because it published the Muhammad cartoons. The first page can still be found in Googles cache. The owner of the website apparently received an e-mail (original in German) from his Internet service provider Neue Medien MĂĽnnich, stating that the website is shut down immediately and without giving a period of notice.The service provider motivates the closing down of his customers website by referring to complaints he received from third parties and his legal obligations as an Internet service provider, but he also adds:The complaints we received were decisive [for shutting down your site], and also the fact that people are dying elsewhere because of the Muhammad cartoons alone. One is allowed to defend strict points of view regarding freedom of expression and freedom of the press. We wonder however whether we should contribute to the fact that a fire is kindled as the result of an exchange of views. We dont think so.It is not the first time a site is shut down because of the publication of the Muhammad cartoons (see them here, halfway down the page). The Swedish government has also shut down a website because of the same reason.This German case is different because it isnt shut down by an initiative of a government but because the Internet service provider received complaints, although it is not specified from whom or when or what the exact contents of these complaints might be. It isnt clear why the whole website has to …

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