of the strip Unfit. February 16, 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy: Twelve people are reported to have died in Afghanistan after a week of protesting. Three people are reported to have died as protests continue in Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has lost his claim for compensation. Erdoğan was suing over a number of cartoons which had depicted him as a series of animals. February 17, 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy: Eleven people are reportedly killed after protesting in Libya. Indiana newspaper The Indianapolis Star polls college newspaper editors within the state on their opinion on publishing the cartoons. Ivan Brunetti is interviewed by Nashville City Paper. February 19, 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy: 45 people reportedly die after rioting in Nigeria in protest against the cartoons. Security forces in Pakistan disperse a protest against the cartoons. The United States embassy in Jakarta is attacked by protestors. A small group of protesters gather outside the Danish embassy in Tehran. Paul Pope discusses Batman: Year 100 with the Toronto Star. February 20, 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy: The New York Times previews Marvels new crossover event, Civil War. Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen defends the handling of the controversy. The Danish flag is burnt by protestors in Jakarta. The Nation ask Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco for their thoughts on the current controversy. Russian newspaper Our region+ closes after publishing the cartoons. JM Thevenet is reportedly fired as the director of the Festival International de la Bande Dessinee. Nominees for the 2006 Shuster Awards are announced. icv2.com report on January's Direct Market sales figures. The Guardian reports on the new cartoon museum in London. February 21, 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy: A number of Muslims protest against the cartoons in India. Christopher Hitchens, writing for Slate, examines the issue. The Danish Ambassador returns to Jakarta having left in the wake of protests over the cartoons. A second Russian newspaper, the weekly Nash Region closes after having printed a montage of the cartoons. JM Thevenet confirms he has been fired from his position with Festival International de la Bande Dessinee, although he claims he was employed as a consultant. The Guardian sketches the history of the political cartoon as a prelude to the opening of The Cartoon Museum in London. February 22, 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy: Corpses are burnt on the streets of Onitsha, Nigeria, as