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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-22-07 10:05 AM
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French cartoons editor acquitted
Source: BBC

The editor of a satirical French magazine accused of insulting Muslims by reprinting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has been acquitted.

A French court has ruled in favour of weekly Charlie Hebdo, rejecting accusations by Islamic groups who said it incited hatred against Muslims.

The cartoons were covered by freedom of expression laws and were not an attack on Islam, but fundamentalists, it said.

The case was seen as an important test for freedom of expression in France.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6479673.stm
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