Why do free speech debates make us so angry? We try to pin down definitions and enforce rules – but often what we’re really arguing about is character The Guardian - UK · Jul 12
Appeal trial for men convicted of 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty opens in France In December 2024, seven men and one woman were found guilty of contributing to the climate of hatred that led to the beheading of the history and geography teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. Euronews · Jan 26
Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its values, says French writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo The Guardian - UK · Jan 13
This Week in History: Gunned-down aircraft, Charlie Hebdo and the storming of Capitol Hill Explore how major events between 5 and 11 January were captured on The Independent’s front pages The Independent UK · Jan 5
How a scandal and a socialist MP broke the French state's ties to the church On 9 December 1905, France abolished Catholicism as the state religion after MPs voted to separate church and state, a move that redefined the relationship between the republic and religious worship and founded the principle of secularism seen in modern France. Radio France Internationale · Dec 13, 2025
Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris’s Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift his family out of poverty and earned him a knighthood – a testament to a local legend, and the end… Radio France Internationale · Nov 2, 2025
Charlie Hebdo pushes for Panthéon tribute to murdered cartoonist Charb Coming a decade after the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack, a new campaign is calling for murdered cartoonist Charb to be honoured in France’s Panthéon as a symbol of freedom of expression and republican values. Radio France Internationale · Oct 8, 2025
"Je Suis Charlie" A nice headline for a Free Press editorial, drawing the entirely coincidental verbal connection to the aftermath of the Charlie… The post "Je Suis Charlie" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 12, 2025
Footballer, journalist, fashionista: whatever French Muslims do, we’re treated as the enemy within Ministers have accused us of ‘infiltration’ and posing ‘a threat to national cohesion’. They’re old racist tropes given a dangerous new life, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025
Fake Charlie Hebdo cover attacking Moldova Pride circulates online False front covers attributed to the French satirical magazine are commonly used as vectors for disinformation. Euronews · Jul 3, 2025
'Remember Charlie Hebdo!' Protesters Seethe At Istanbul Magazine Angry protesters rallied in Istanbul on Tuesday despite a heavy police presence, shouting threats following allegations a satirical magazine published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. International Business Times · Jul 1, 2025
Charlie Hebdo files complaint against fake covers it calls 'Russian propaganda' The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has filed a counterfeiting complaint in court against a series of fake covers that it says are pro-Russian propaganda. Radio France Internationale · May 27, 2025
Fake Charlie Hebdo cover shows Zelenskyy exploiting Pope Francis’ death for cash Pro-Russian actors routinely spread fake Charlie Hebdo editions online to discredit Ukraine and weaken the West's support for Kyiv. Euronews · May 6, 2025
Does 'politically dead' Marine Le Pen still have a path to power? Marine Le Pen says a French court's decision banning her from the 2027 presidential race amounts to "political death". The far-right leader was convicted of embezzling EU funds – a blow not just to her, but to the National Rally party she's spent decades turning into an electable force. But… Radio France Internationale · Apr 2, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church A Tunisian man is on trial in France on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020
Radio France Internationale · Jan 24, 2025 Man jailed for knife attack aimed at French magazine Charlie Hebdo A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in jail for attempting to murder two people outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2020 with a meat cleaver.
The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025 10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white In January 2015, 12 people were killed at the French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office after it published controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Ten years later, the tragic events continue to resonate in global conversations about limits to the freedom of expression.
Radio France Internationale · Jan 9, 2025 Jewish leaders warn of rising hate as France remembers supermarket victims French Jewish leaders joined politicians, rights campaigners and some 200 people in eastern Paris on Thursday to mark 10 years since four people were killed in a terrorist attack at a kosher supermarket.
Radio France Internationale · Jan 9, 2025 'I saved human beings', says Muslim man who hid Jews in Paris siege France is marking 10 years since a terror attack at a Paris kosher supermarket left four Jewish people and their Islamist assailant dead. The majority of hostages survived thanks to the quick thinking of a Muslim employee from Mali who helped police end the siege. Lassana Bathily sat down with…
Reason · Jan 7, 2025 FLASHBACK: Glenn Greenwald: Pro-Israel sentiment in the U.S. is at least as bad for freedom of speech as Islamist terrorists murdering cartoonists Greenwald's wild reaction to the Charlie Hebdo massacre ten years ago
Reason · Jan 7, 2025 Top-Down Political Cowardice Helped Make Charlie Hebdo a Lonely Target From Jimmy Carter to Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama to John Kerry, politicians have led the abandonment of free speech.
Radio France Internationale · Jan 7, 2025 French newspapers torn between tributes and defiance on Charlie Hebdo anniversary The 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks made the front pages of all major French newspapers on Tuesday, as the country marked the tenth anniversary of the tragic events in which 17 people were killed. Torn between paying tribute to the victims and reflecting on how France has changed, all agree…
Top News · Jan 7, 2025 France Honors Charlie Hebdo Victims, Defends Freedom Of Speech France commemorates 10th anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attack, emphasizing unity and freedom of speech.
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 Watch live: France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks with memorial service Watch live as France marks 10 years since the deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks with special commemoration ceremonies on Tuesday (7 January).
Radio France Internationale · Jan 7, 2025 Tributes honour victims a decade after Charlie Hebdo attack shook France France has marked 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly set off a wave of terror that shook the nation and led to fierce debates about freedom of expression. Tributes were led by President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at the three sites…