President Emannuel Macron reiterates that France will not "change" its "law because it shocks elsewhere". He had defended the right to publish cartoons, including those of the Prophet Mohammad , in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks perpetrated in his country, which had sparked heated controversy.
Since July 1, 2020, France has expelled 48 foreigners, including Moroccans, who were in an irregular situation and suspected of radicalization. The announcement was made by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, this Friday, five years after the 2015 attacks.
Preventive detention or electronic surveillance for jihadists present on Austrian territory, this is the measure taken following the deadly attack of last week. The announcement was made by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Five days after the attack perpetrated in Vienna by a sympathizer of the Islamic State (IS) group , the Austrian Minister of Worship and Integration, Susanne Raab, announced the closure of two mosques in the city by order of the government.
Three years after the double attack that killed 16 people in Barcelona and another town in Catalonia, the trial of the three survivors of the jihadist cell opens on Tuesday in Madrid.
In a statement published on Saturday, the bishops of France, gathered in plenary assembly after the attacks in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Nice, gave their position on the issue of freedom at a time when the debates around the caricatures are raging.
The former Algerian student, Sid-Ahmed Ghlam, 29, was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment with a 22-year security period and a permanent ban on residing in French territory. The special assize court found him guilty of the planned attack on a church in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).
In a videoconference intervention, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita , strongly condemned the "terrible attacks" perpetrated in Vienna on Monday and expressed his closeness to the victims.
Philosopher and politician Luc Ferry has joined the debate raging in France since the assassination of teacher Samuel Paty. According to the former minister, if he were to teach freedom of expression, he would show caricatures "of Jesus, Moses and Muhammad" as well, without insults, without lacking in modesty.
Following the attack on the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice on October 29, 2020, Belgian Muslims have expressed their solidarity with the Catholic community.
After the attack in Nice, young Muslims decided to symbolically protect the Saint-Fulcran Cathedral in Lodève in the Hérault. They organized a gathering in front of this place of worship last Thursday.
Hatred towards Muslims is growing since the murder of teacher Samuel Paty, killed in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.