Charlie Hebdo

In the wake of the 2015 attack in Paris, "Je Suis Charlie" became a rallying cry for demonstrators grieving the victims at the controversial French publication Charlie Hebdo. On Wednesday, a French court found 14 individuals guilty of supporting the massa

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14 Accomplices Found Guilty Of Aiding 2015 'Charlie Hebdo' Attacks

4:12pm December 16, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The individuals — three of whom were tried in absentia — were convicted of crimes including membership in a criminal network and complicity in the massacre at the publication and at a kosher market.

Demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-France protest in Istanbul on Sunday, as tensions rise between the two countries.

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France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What's Behind The Dispute?

1:37pm October 28, 2020

The increased friction follows the beheading of a French teacher after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. The two countries have sharp foreign policy differences.

Demonstrators wearing face masks gather Sunday in Marseille, France, to pay tribute to teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded after he showed his class cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

French Police Conduct Raids Against Suspected Extremists After Teacher's Beheading

3:10pm October 19, 2020

The attack was carried out on Friday in apparent response to a lesson about freedom of expression that showed the students cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Demonstrators like the one shown here carried "I am Samuel" signs as they gathered on Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to slain history teacher Samuel Paty. Similar gatherings took place in several other cities as France reels fro

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After Brutal Beheading, Rallies Erupt Across France To Honor Slain Teacher

4:55pm October 18, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in solidarity in French cities on Sunday, as the number of people detained in connection with the history teacher's beheading rose to 11.

An officer of the French National Gendarmerie guards an area near the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where two people were wounded Friday in an attack with a sharp object that one witness described as a hatchet.

Paris Police Suspect Terrorism In Attack Near Former 'Charlie Hebdo' Offices

11:53am September 25, 2020

An arrest has been made in the incident outside the building where a dozen people were gunned down in 2015 in apparent retaliation for the publication of cartoons that satirized the Prophet Muhammad.

The work of French street artist Christian Guemy aka "C215" depicting members of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is painted on a facade near the magazine's offices at Rue Nicolas Appert in Paris, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attack of the

'Charlie Hebdo' To Reprint Muhammad Cartoons As Trial Linked To 2015 Attack Begins

4:15pm September 01, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The satirical weekly, whose Paris offices were stormed by Islamist extremists who killed several staff members, will reprint the controversial cartoons that apparently sparked the attack.

J.K. Rowling's books have frequently been the target of censorship.

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PEN American Center Awards Free-Speech Prize To J.K. Rowling

2:20pm January 25, 2016

by Petra Mayer

The PEN/Allen award is given annually to big-name authors who embody the organization's mission "to oppose repression in any form." Rowling is a frequent target — and vocal opponent — of censorship.

Mohamed Abdeslam places candles on a window ledge of his family's apartment Nov. 18 during a candlelight vigil in Brussels' Molenbeek district town square. Two of his brothers were among the attackers in Paris on Nov. 13.

In Worst Attacks, Terrorists Often Have Fraternal Bonds

3:42pm December 02, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Boston Marathon bombing, the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the recent rampage in Paris share a common element: all involved terrorists who were brothers.

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Prophet Muhammad Cartoons To Be Broadcast On Dutch TV

6:40pm June 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A far-right politician, who gave a speech at a Dallas area event attacked last month for featuring a Muhammad drawing contest, said the images will be aired on Wednesday.

French cartoonist Luz, seen here in January, says he will leave the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo this fall.

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Longtime 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoonist Announces He's Quitting

10:49am May 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"I will no longer be Charlie Hebdo, but I will always be Charlie," says Renald Luzier, the cartoonist known as Luz.