Charlie Hebdo

After Paris, Rights Groups Warn Against Knee-Jerk 'National Security' Overreach

With New Spy Bill, France OKs Mass Surveillance

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

'[T]he French Constitutional Council legalizes mass surveillance and endorses a historical decline in fundamental rights,' says digital rights group

Citing Ridicule of Islam, Writers Protest Charlie Hebdo 'Courage' Award

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

An outpouring of solidarity followed the January 7, 2015 attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (Photo: Valentina Cala/cc/flickr)

'This is not a voice of dissent,' says writer Deborah Eisenberg, 'this is the...

Amid Speech Crackdown, French Comedian Found Guilty for Facebook Post

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Dieudonné, the controversial French comic pictured here in 2007, was found guilty of 'condoning terrorism' for a Facebook post that mocked the Charlie Hebdo attack. (Photo: Alexandre Hervaud/cc/flickr)

Dieudonné was one of dozens arrested in the wake of Charlie Hebdo attack

In Gesture of Solidarity, Norwegian Muslims Form 'Ring of Peace' Around Oslo Synagogue

Copenhagen Gunman, Known to Intelligence Services, Killed By Police

French Website Shutdown Law Decried as Attack on Free Speech

In Response To Attacks, Sweeping Data Collection To Be Proposed for EU Airports

Noam Chomsky: Obama's Drone Program 'The Most Extreme Terrorist Campaign of Modern Times'

Scahill: White House Attempt to Control Who Journalists Source Is Assault on Press Freedoms

Volatility of Charlie Hebdo Cover on Display as Protests Erupt in Numerous Countries

Days After Free Speech Rally, France Arrests 54 People for Offensive Speech

Senate Republicans Seize Upon Paris Attacks to Thwart Gitmo Closure

In Europe: First the Calls for 'Unity,' Then the Calls for 'More Spy Power'

Critics Decry 'Hypocrisy' of World Leaders' Photo Op in Paris

France Deploys 10,000 Troops... To France

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Saudi Perfidy: Ten Years and 1,000 Lashes For Seeking to "Respect the Differences Among Us"

The same day a Saudi official marched in Paris for free speech, his country - the one that persecutes/jails writers/activists and considers women drivers terrorists - dragged jailed blogger Raif Badawi into the public square and flogged him 50 times for "insulting Islam," the first of 20 scheduled floggings. Tuesday he marked his 31st birthday. Friday, despite global outrage, he will likely be lashed again. From one of his last posts: "Let us all live under the roof of human civilization.”