Attack on Charlie Hebdo an assault on freedom of expression
The ICJ deplores today’s murderous attack against journalists and others by armed assailants at the offices of the weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
No. 11/08743, 1453, 12/00535, Cour d’Appel de Rennes, France (16 October 2012)
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