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Charb, the chief editor of the the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, is shown holding the front page of the newspaper in 2012. Charb was shot dead today in Paris. (AFP/Fred Dufour)

Gunmen attack Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, kill at least 12

January 7, 2015 9:59 AM EST

Brussels, January 7, 2015–Heavily armed and hooded gunmen attacked the Paris office of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo today, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 11, in the worst attack on the media since the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines.

CPJ condemns murderous attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo

January 7, 2015 7:36 AM EST

New York, January 7, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. French media reported that hooded gunmen stormed the magazine’s offices, killing at least 12 people and critically wounding at least five. Journalists and police officers were believed to be among the casualties. The gunmen fled.

Attacks on the Press: Journalism and Religion

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

Editors think twice, reporters do not dig deeply, columnists choose words carefully. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

Stéphane Charbonnier, publisher and cartoonist of Charlie Hebdo, draws on the magazine's latest issue, which features several cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Muhammed. (AFP/Fred Dufour)

Charlie Hebdo cartoons set off fierce debate in France

September 19, 2012 2:45 PM EDT

Connection impossible! The Charlie Hebdo website was not accessible on Wednesday afternoon after the French satirical magazine proclaimed that it had published fresh cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Stéphane Charbonnier, its editor-in-chief, confirmed that the site had been attacked by hackers.

Until his last days in office, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pursued restrictive legislation known as the 'gag law.' (Reuters/Alessandro Garofalo)

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Europe, a Leader That Lags

February 21, 2012 11:22 PM EST

In the EU, some countries appear more immune than others to scrutiny and reproach. Anti-terror laws, political and economic concerns, and a lack of common standards all challenge the credibility of the EU’s diplomacy. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

The Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

CPJ condemns attack on French satirical weekly

November 2, 2011 2:45 PM EDT

New York, November 2, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by today’s firebomb attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the disabling of its website by unknown hackers. The attacks appear to be in retaliation for the paper’s spoof edition, “guest edited” by the Prophet Muhammad.