Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2005 controversy surrounding the depiction of Muhammad
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| 2017 | Section 140 of the Danish Penal Code, which criminalized mocking religions, was repealed. |
| 2015 | Charlie Hebdo terror attack; Copenhagen shootings; Murder of Samuel Paty |
| February 2015 | A gunman attacked a meeting discussing freedom of speech in Copenhagen, where Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks was present, and later attacked a synagogue, killing two people. |
| January 7 2015 | Two masked gunmen attacked Charlie Hebdo's staff and police officers, killing 12 people including editor Charb, in an act of vengeance for the Muhammad caricatures. |
| 2014 | The international edition of Flemming Rose's book 'Tyranny of Silence' was published in the United States without the Muhammad cartoons. |
| August 2013 | Ahmed Akkari publicly expressed regret for his role in the Imams' tour of the Middle East, apologizing to cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and stating that the trip was 'totally wrong'. |
| 2012 | Charlie Hebdo experienced another cartoon controversy involving Muhammad depictions. |
| 2012 | Charlie Hebdo cartoon controversy and Innocence of Muslims film released |
| 2011 | Charlie Hebdo experienced a cartoon controversy |
| 2011 | Charlie Hebdo first experienced cartoon controversy related to Muhammad depictions. |
| November 2 2011 | Charlie Hebdo was firebombed before its 3 November issue, which satirically featured Muhammad as guest-editor. Editor Stéphane Charbonnier (Charb) and two co-workers subsequently received police protection. |
| February 2011 | The Somali attacker who attempted to assassinate Westergaard was sentenced to nine years in prison. |
| 2010 | Three men in Norway were arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack against Jyllands-Posten or Kurt Westergaard, with two of them being convicted. |
| 2010 | Naser Khader, a Muslim Danish MP, founded the organization Democratic Muslims in Denmark in response to the cartoon controversy. |
| January 1 2010 | Police used firearms to stop a would-be assassin attempting to attack Kurt Westergaard in his home. |
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