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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 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Accused of Beheading Teacher Over Prophet Mohammed's Caricature, 18-Year-Old Faces Trial in France

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An 18-year-old has been charged with the murder of a French teacher over the use of Prophet Mohammed's caricature in a class on free speech. The teacher, Samuel Paty, was stabbed and decapitated outside his school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris. The suspect, Brahim Chnina, allegedly used social media to incite hatred towards Paty and collaborated with Abdelhakim Sefrioui, a founder …

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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, …

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French Father Accused of Associating with Terrorist Network in Murder of Teacher

CNN

Eight people are on trial in France over the murder of a teacher who showed a Prophet caricature in class. The teacher was stabbed to death outside his school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris. Prosecutors allege that Brahim Chnina used social media to incite hatred towards the teacher and distributed videos that helped make a dispute into a campaign against him. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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4 years, 1 month ago

France Struggles Against Spiral of Online Hate Against 'Jihad'

News 18

As France reels from a string of jihadist attacks, the country is caught up in a perilous fight — protecting citizens against extremist propaganda whose potency seems to increase with each horrific killing. “It now reaches from radical Islamic politics to a much larger religious sphere.” ‘Hyper-violent imagery’ The online hate perpetuated the cycle of violence when an 18-year-old Chechen …

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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 …

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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 …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Protesters march across France in tribute to Samuel Paty, teacher beheaded in suspected terrorist attack near Paris

ABC

Thousands of demonstrators have rallied across France in tribute to a history teacher beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed with his class. Key points: French police have arrested 11 people in connection with the murder Demonstrators held placards in tribute to the teacher and in support of freedom of speech The demonstrations came as France is …

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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 …

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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 …

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

Accused of Beheading Teacher Over Prophet Mohammed's Caricature, 18-Year-Old Faces Trial in France

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

French Father Accused of Associating with Terrorist Network in Murder of Teacher

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

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

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

France pays tribute to teacher beheaded by radical Islamist

France Struggles Against Spiral of Online Hate Against 'Jihad'

After teacher’s killing, French Muslims fear rising Islamophobia

French police target Islamist networks after teacher's beheading

Protesters march across France in tribute to Samuel Paty, teacher beheaded in suspected terrorist attack near Paris

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

French police make arrests after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb