Tag: Je Suis Charlie

• Friday, January 16th 2015 - 06:24 UTC

  Hollande admits Muslims are “the first victims of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance”.

  

  President Francois Hollande assured Muslims in France and abroad that his country respected them and their religion but would not compromise its commitment to freedom and democracy.

• Monday, January 12th 2015 - 09:22 UTC

  “Paris is the capital of the world” said President Hollande next to 44 foreign leaders

  

  Dozens of world leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen liked arms leading hundreds of thousands of French citizens in an unprecedented march under high security to pay tribute to victims of Islamist militant attacks.

• Saturday, January 10th 2015 - 07:11 UTC

  European leaders will march on Sunday in Paris against terrorism

  

  Several European head of states will join a manifestation in Paris on Sunday, to express their solidarity following the recent attacks. France’s President Francois Hollande will be accompanied by an important number of leaders, including Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK David Cameron and Italy’s Matteo Renzi among others.

• Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:21 UTC

  Fears in Europe of violent retaliation and Islamophobia following Paris killings

  

  The terror attack that killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday will have come as little surprise to Europe's police and intelligence services. For months, they've regarded the prospect of a mass killing in Europe by isolated gunmen or small groups of Islamist terrorists as a question of when rather than if.