French schoolgirl admits lying about murdered teacher Samuel Paty
3 years, 9 months ago

French schoolgirl admits lying about murdered teacher Samuel Paty

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 13-year-old pupil, whose father started a hate campaign against Samuel Paty by filing a legal complaint, says she lied to please her father, and she was not even at the class in which the teacher was alleged to have shown a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. The girl, who has not been identified, had originally claimed that Mr Paty had asked Muslim pupils to leave the class before he showed “a photograph of the Prophet naked” to children during a class on free speech. The outraged father started a hate campaign against the teacher, posting a video online detailing the allegations against Mr Paty.

Class Muslim Father Girl Her Father Teacher Paty Prophet Le Parisien French School  admits  girl  samuel  class  teacher  schoolgirl  sign  french  school  verifyerrors  lying  paty  prophet  murdered  suspended  father

History of this topic

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts eight people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
2 days, 1 hour ago

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts eight people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

The Hindu  

Paty, 47, was killed by an Islamic extremist outside his school on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. “I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. Brahim Chnina, 52, the Muslim father …

Eight convicted of involvement of the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty
Trending News
2 days, 16 hours ago

Eight convicted of involvement of the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty

Daily Mail  

Eight people have been convicted for being involved in the death of teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded outside of his school near Paris four years ago. History and geography teacher Samuel Paty, 47, was decapitated outside a school near Paris A Republican Guard holds a portrait of Samuel Paty in the courtyard of the Sorbonne university on October 21, …

Eight sentenced in France in connection with murder of teacher Samuel Paty
Top News
2 days, 18 hours ago

Eight sentenced in France in connection with murder of teacher Samuel Paty

Al Jazeera  

Teacher was stabbed and beheaded outside his school in Paris in 2020 after an online hate campaign. The Paris Special Assize Court handed down prison terms ranging from one to 16 years to the defendants, who were convicted of organising a hate campaign that culminated in the beheading of 47-year-old Samuel Paty outside his school in Paris in 2020 by …

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
3 days, 7 hours ago

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. “I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. Brahim Chnina, 52, …

France’s antiterrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
3 days, 18 hours ago

France’s antiterrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

LA Times  

A Republican Guard holds a portrait of Samuel Paty in the courtyard of Sorbonne University during a national memorial event for the slain teacher in 2020. France’s antiterrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. The national …

Teen who lied about beheaded French teacher's class says 'sorry'
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Teen who lied about beheaded French teacher's class says 'sorry'

Raw Story  

by Alain JEAN-ROBERT A teenager whose lies about her teacher are accused of contributing to the educator's murder by an Islamist radical apologized to his family in a French court on Tuesday. He and Chnina spread the teenager's lies on social networks with the aim, according to the prosecution, of "designating a target", "provoking a feeling of hatred" and "thus …

Freedom of expression and lies: France holds long awaited beheaded teacher trial
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Freedom of expression and lies: France holds long awaited beheaded teacher trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Islamic Extremism Trial in France: Accused of Beheading Teacher for Showing Prophet Cartoons
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Islamic Extremism Trial in France: Accused of Beheading Teacher for Showing Prophet Cartoons

Associated Press  

Eight people are going on trial in Paris on terrorism charges over the beheading of a teacher who showed prophet cartoons to his class. The teacher, Samuel Paty, was killed by an Islamic extremist after showing caricatures of Islam's prophet to his middle school students for a lesson on freedom of expression. The trial will focus on the attacker's friend, …

French girl, 14, ‘seriously wounded’ after brutal beating by teens outside school
8 months, 2 weeks ago

French girl, 14, ‘seriously wounded’ after brutal beating by teens outside school

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The teen was attacked on Tuesday afternoon outside Arthur …

6 teenagers convicted in France over teacher's beheading in 2020
1 year ago

6 teenagers convicted in France over teacher's beheading in 2020

Firstpost  

Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was killed near his school after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. Attacker Abdoullakh Anzorov, a young Chechen who had become radicalized, was killed by police A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the 2020 beheading of a teacher …

France beheading case 2020: Six teens convicted over their roles in Islamic extremist's killing of teacher
1 year ago

France beheading case 2020: Six teens convicted over their roles in Islamic extremist's killing of teacher

India TV News  

Six teenagers were convicted by a French juvenile court on Friday for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that rocked the country. Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing the cartoons of the prophet of Islam in his class during a debate on free expression. Paty's name was disclosed …

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist's killing of a teacher
1 year ago

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist's killing of a teacher

The Hindu  

A French juvenile court on December 8 convicted six teenagers for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that shocked the country. Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression. Paty’s name was disclosed on social media …

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist’s killing of a teacher
1 year ago

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist’s killing of a teacher

Associated Press  

PARIS — A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the 2020 beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist, an attack that shocked the country and shone a light on the real-world dangers of online hate speech. The teenagers — all students at Paty’s school — acknowledged wrongdoing, and testified that they didn’t know …

Six young people convicted in France for roles in an Islamic extremist’s beheading of a teacher
1 year ago

Six young people convicted in France for roles in an Islamic extremist’s beheading of a teacher

LA Times  

A Republican Guard member holds a portrait of slain teacher Samuel Paty in the courtyard of Sorbonne University in Paris during a national memorial event on Oct. 21, 2020. A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six young people for their roles as teenagers in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that shocked the country. Teacher Samuel …

6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher
1 year ago

6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher

Associated Press  

PARIS — Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of expression and secularism. Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was killed on Oct. 16, 2020, near his …

School where teacher was stabbed to death in France evacuated over bomb threat
1 year, 2 months ago

School where teacher was stabbed to death in France evacuated over bomb threat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A high school where a …

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism
1 year, 2 months ago

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism

Associated Press  

ARRAS, France — A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said. President Emmanuel Macron said France had been “hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism.” “Nearly three years …

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamist extremism
1 year, 2 months ago

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamist extremism

LA Times  

A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services over suspected Islamist radicalization allegedly stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said. President Emmanuel Macron said France had been “hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism.” “Nearly three years to …

6-yr-old boy thrown off school’s rooftop for not doing homework in Bihar: Police
1 year, 6 months ago

6-yr-old boy thrown off school’s rooftop for not doing homework in Bihar: Police

Hindustan Times  

A six-year-old boy was critically injured after he was thrown from the rooftop of a private school by a teacher for not completing his homework in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police said on Friday, adding the accused teacher was arrested. According to police, the incident occurred at a primary school in Bazaar area of Kalyanpur in the district when a …

France pays tribute to teacher beheaded by radical Islamist
3 years, 2 months ago

France pays tribute to teacher beheaded by radical Islamist

Associated Press  

PARIS — French schools on Friday were paying tribute to a teacher beheaded by a radical Islamist last year after he showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class. “We must not succumb to fear,” Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said in a speech at a Paris high school, adding the French republic won’t abandon its “values of freedom …

Terrorist, who beheaded French teacher, now buried with 'honours'
4 years ago

Terrorist, who beheaded French teacher, now buried with 'honours'

Op India  

The Paris beheading case had sent shockwaves across the world, where an 18-year-old Abdullakh Anzorov had beheaded a 47-year-old history teacher Samuel Paty for showcasing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his students. Prior to committing his barbaric act, the teenage terrorist sent a video saying, “Say prayers for me, I will go through trials today and I hope that thanks …

France: Islamists issue death threats to school where Samuel Paty taught
4 years, 1 month ago

France: Islamists issue death threats to school where Samuel Paty taught

Op India  

A month after a 47-year-old Samuel Paty was beheaded by a Muslim man for showcasing ‘blasphemous’ cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his students at Sainte-Anne school, Islamists have now issued death threats to the school, reported Jihad Watch. Moreover, another school named the Jean Moulin school was also issued death threats by Islamists. It is important to note that the …

France: Muslim student threatens teacher with Samuel Paty like fate
4 years, 1 month ago

France: Muslim student threatens teacher with Samuel Paty like fate

Op India  

Days after the barbaric beheading of teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of Paris by a terrorist for showing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad to his students, a 14-year-old Muslim student in France has threatened his history-geography teacher with a similar fate, reports a local French newspaper. The French police have arrested the student from La Grange du Bois college …

Two more teens arrested in case of teacher threatened over Islamic terror cartoon
4 years, 1 month ago

Two more teens arrested in case of teacher threatened over Islamic terror cartoon

NL Times  

Police in Rotterdam arrested two more suspects on Saturday as part of the investigation into threats made against a schoolteacher at the Emmauscollege. According to official police reports, an 18-year-old woman from Rotterdam who had been arrested on Friday on suspicion of inciting violence has since been released. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Rutte held a press conference in which …

After teacher’s killing, French Muslims fear rising Islamophobia
4 years, 2 months ago

After teacher’s killing, French Muslims fear rising Islamophobia

Al Jazeera  

The gov’t has acted vigorously and quickly after Samuel Paty was attacked, but Muslims worry they will be collectively punished. Muslims fear Paty’s tragic death is already being weaponised to advance a government policy they worry conflates Islam with “terrorism”. “Muslims are being targeted,” Yasser Louati, a French Muslim activist, told Al Jazeera, adding he believed Macron was “using Islamophobia …

Macron says beheaded teacher was victim of stupidity, hate
4 years, 2 months ago

Macron says beheaded teacher was victim of stupidity, hate

Associated Press  

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron promised Wednesday that France will not renounce freedoms taught by a schoolteacher beheaded by a radical Islamist last week after showing caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class. At a national memorial at the Sorbonne University in central Paris, Macron praised history teacher Samuel Paty as the “face of the Republic” who “believed …

Pupils Pointed French Teacher Out to Killer 'for 300-350 Euros', Says Anti-terror Prosecutor
4 years, 2 months ago

Pupils Pointed French Teacher Out to Killer 'for 300-350 Euros', Says Anti-terror Prosecutor

News 18  

Pupils at a school near Paris had pointed out the history teacher beheaded last week to his killer in return for 300 to 350 euros, France’s anti-terror prosecutor said Wednesday. The killer, 18-year-old Abdullakh Anzorov, gave part of the sum to a pupil outside the school, asking him to identify the teacher, prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard told a news briefing. The …

French police target Islamist networks after teacher's beheading
4 years, 2 months ago

French police target Islamist networks after teacher's beheading

New Indian Express  

- Free speech debate - Paty, 47, was attacked on his way home from the junior high school where he taught in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 40 kilometres northwest of Paris. The father of one of Paty's pupils launched an online campaign against the teacher and has now been arrested along with a known Islamist radical. In a social media post, BarakaCity accused …

Paris beheading case: Online campaign and mosque involvement under probe, 10 arrested
4 years, 2 months ago

Paris beheading case: Online campaign and mosque involvement under probe, 10 arrested

Op India  

The beheading of a 47-year-old high school teacher named Samuel Paty on Friday in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine has sent shockwaves across the world. Screengrab of the Facebook post by the agitated parent, via RT.com Although he had not named Samuel Paty in the post, the online campaign to sack the 4th-grade history teacher was enough to help agitated …

'Teaching Yes, Bleeding No': Thousands Rally in Tribute to Teacher Beheaded Over Cartoon in France
4 years, 2 months ago

'Teaching Yes, Bleeding No': Thousands Rally in Tribute to Teacher Beheaded Over Cartoon in France

News 18  

Thousands of people rallied in central Paris Sunday in a defiant show of solidarity with a teacher beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Demonstrators on the Place de la Republique held aloft posters declaring: “No to totalitarianism of thought” and “I am a teacher” in memory of murdered colleague Samuel Paty. Castex was accompanied by Education Minister …

Teacher Beheaded in France: What We Know So Far
4 years, 2 months ago

Teacher Beheaded in France: What We Know So Far

News 18  

The beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown cartoons of the prophet Mohammed to pupils in class, has left France in shock. A message claiming the attack with a gruesome accompanying photo was published on a Twitter account confirmed to have belonged to Anzorov, in which he described President Emmanuel Macron as “the leader of the infidels” and said …

Beheaded France Teacher had been Target of Threats Since Father of Schoolgirl Posted on Social Media
4 years, 2 months ago

Beheaded France Teacher had been Target of Threats Since Father of Schoolgirl Posted on Social Media

News 18  

A history teacher beheaded in a Paris suburb on Friday had been the target of online threats for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class, France’s anti-terror prosecutor said on Saturday. The father of a schoolgirl had sought 47-year-old teacher Samuel Paty’s dismissal and launched an online call for “mobilisation” against him after the lesson on freedom of …

Will react to killing of teacher in ’most decisive way’, assures French PM
4 years, 2 months ago

Will react to killing of teacher in ’most decisive way’, assures French PM

Live Mint  

French authorities would respond to the killing of a teacher near Paris in a "most decisive way", Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday. The teacher allegedly showed controversial caricatures depicting the Prophet Mohammed to his students, according to multiple French media outlets, including CNN affiliate BFMTV. Interior Minister Gerald Darmamin said on Twitter that he was "keeping himself directly …

French police make arrests after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb
4 years, 2 months ago

French police make arrests after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb

Live Mint  

French police were questioning nine people in custody on Saturday after a suspected Islamist sympathiser beheaded a school teacher in broad daylight on the street in a Paris suburb, police sources said. A week ago, one man who said his daughter was in Paty's class recorded a video shared on social media in which he branded the teacher a thug …

Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France was Chechen teen
4 years, 2 months ago

Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France was Chechen teen

Associated Press  

PARIS — A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee unknown to intelligence services who posted a grisly claim of responsibility on social media minutes after the attack, officials said Saturday. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said authorities investigating the killing of Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on Friday arrested …

News18 Afternoon Digest: French Teacher Beheaded Over Prophet Mohammad Cartoons and Other Top Stories
4 years, 2 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: French Teacher Beheaded Over Prophet Mohammad Cartoons and Other Top Stories

News 18  

French Teacher Beheaded for Showing Prophet Mohammed Cartoon in Class, President Calls it ‘Terrorist Attack’ A French teacher who had recently shown students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was beheaded outside his school on Friday, in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist attack”. Rapid Antigen Tests in Place as Sabarimala Temple Gates Open for Devotees After Covid-19 Lockdown …

Teacher beheaded in France after showing Mohammed cartoons
4 years, 2 months ago

Teacher beheaded in France after showing Mohammed cartoons

The Hindu  

October 17, 2020 08:52 am | Updated 08:52 am IST - Paris French teacher who had recently shown students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was beheaded outside his school on Friday, in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist attack”. A parent of a pupil at the school said the teacher might have stirred “controversy” by asking Muslim pupils …

Police arrest nine after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb
4 years, 2 months ago

Police arrest nine after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb

Al Jazeera  

Among the detainees are four relatives of the suspect, including a minor, who were arrested in the immediate aftermath of the attack. The French police have arrested nine people after a suspect beheaded a school teacher in broad daylight on the street in a Paris suburb on Friday, police sources said. Secularism, the backbone of the French Republic, was targeted …

Teacher beheaded near Paris after showing class images of Mohammed
4 years, 2 months ago

Teacher beheaded near Paris after showing class images of Mohammed

ABC  

A history teacher who opened a discussion with high school students on caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed has been beheaded in a French street and police have shot dead the suspected killer, authorities say. Key points: The suspected attacker was spotted carrying a knife a short distance from the scene of the attack Police then shot the man dead A …

Grisly beheading of teacher in terror attack rattles France
4 years, 2 months ago

Grisly beheading of teacher in terror attack rattles France

Associated Press  

PARIS — For the second time in three weeks, terror struck France, this time with the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in a street in a Paris suburb. A police official said the suspect, armed with a knife and an airsoft gun — which fires plastic pellets — was shot dead about 600 meters from where the male teacher …

France: Teacher decapitated, suspect shot dead by police
4 years, 2 months ago

France: Teacher decapitated, suspect shot dead by police

Al Jazeera  

Nine people, including a minor, said to be a related to the dead assailant, have been arrested in connection to the attack. Early on Saturday, a judicial source told AFP news agency that four people, including a minor, have been arrested in connection to the attack, which took place in the Conflans Sainte-Honorine suburb northwest of Paris. A police official …

Discover Related