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Six convicted for harassing French teenager over anti-Islam rant

Mila at Paris's judicial court on 11 April, 2022. © AFP/Thomas Coex

A French court convicted six people on Tuesday for harassing a teenager online over her anti-Islam videos in a case that sparked debate about freedom of expression, blasphemy, religion and hate speech in France.

The girl, known as Mila, was forced to change schools and accept police protection due to threats to her life after videos in which she insulted Islam went viral in January and November 2020.

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