Demonstrators on the Place de la Republique held aloft posters declaring: “No to totalitarianism of thought,” and “I am a teacher” in memory of murdered colleague Samuel Paty. We are France!” tweeted Prime Minister Jean Castex, who joined the Paris demonstration on Sunday. Castex was joined by Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and junior interior minister Marlene Schiappa. After the magazine assault, some 1.5 million people gathered on the same Place de la Republique in support of freedom of expression. On Saturday, anti-terror prosecutor Ricard said the teacher had been the target of online threats for showing the cartoons to his civics class.

Source: Manila Times October 19, 2020 02:26 UTC