 Denmark has a blasphemy law , which makes it an offence to " mock legal religions and faiths " . However , no @-@ one has been charged with the law since 1971 and no @-@ one has been convicted since 1938 . A complaint was filed against Jyllands @-@ Posten under this section of the law , but in his decision the Regional Public Prosecutor stated " that in assessing what constitutes an offence under both section 140 and section 266 b of the Danish Criminal Code , the right to freedom of expression must be taken into consideration " ; he found that no criminal offence had taken place in this case . However , the Director of Public Prosecutions said , " there is , therefore , no free and unrestricted right to express opinions about religious subjects . It is thus not a correct description of existing law when the article in Jyllands @-@ Posten states that it is incompatible with the right to freedom of expression to demand special consideration for religious feelings and that one has to be ready to put up with ' scorn , mockery and ridicule ' . " <unk> intended for public dissemination deemed hateful based on ' race , colour , national or ethnic origin , belief or sexual orientation ' can be penalised under Section 266b of the criminal code . Some people have been convicted under this provision , mostly for speech directed at Muslims . 
