Wednesday, October 9, 2013

French journalist is prosecuted under 19th century press law for questioning Islam during a radio debate

UK Daily Mail   "He was summoned to court under strict press laws which date back to the 19th Century following a complaint from a pressure group called the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF).
‘In seeking to undermine liberty of expression, a sacred principle of our civilisation, the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) takes the risk of appearing like a menace to democracy,’ said Mr Rioufol.

We Are The Nation: The poster by the Collective Against Islamophobia In France, which Mr Rioufol referred to in the radio debate






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"A spokesman for CCIF said it had a duty to challenge ‘Islamophobia’ and the
press laws were a logical way of challenging journalism it objected to."

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