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Top cartoonist Luz to leave Charlie Hebdo

Tue, 19 May 2015 10:57:04 +0200

Cartoonist Luz, who drew Charlie Hebdo's front cover picture of Muhammad following the massacre of the satirical weekly's editorial team in January, said on Monday he was leaving the paper.

Charlie Hebdo handed 'courage' award in US

Wed, 06 May 2015 11:44:33 +0200

The PEN American Center stood its ground on Tuesday and presented satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with an honorary award, even though their decision had already caused many writers to boycott the gala.

Charlie Hebdo says prize protesters are 'confused'

Sat, 02 May 2015 12:40:05 +0200

Two of the surviving journalists from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo brushed off controversy over a literary award on Friday.

Sky News cleared over coverage of Paris attacks

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:07:19 +0200

British media regulators have cleared Sky News over allegations that it showed explicit footage during the murder of a policeman shortly after the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in Paris.

French cartoon festival canned over terror fears

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:00:00 +0100

UPDATED: In what represents a blow to freedom of speech, France's international press cartoon festival has been cancelled, because organisers fear it could be targeted by terrorists. Cartoonists have accused organisers of giving in to terror.

France hit by 'hysteria' as police grill 8-year-old

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:32:00 +0100

After a school pupil, aged just eight, was reported to police for allegedly praising the Paris gunmen, Human Rights League, a French civil liberties group, tells The Local that France is in danger of giving the terrorists exactly what they wanted.

Furious Turks lobby France over genocide law

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:00 +0100

Turkey is increasing pressure on France on all fronts as French lawmakers prepare to debate a draft law making it a criminal offence to deny the Armenian genocide on Thursday.