“France cartoons lawsuit to begin”

“Two French Muslim organisations are suing the magazine Charlie Hebdo for printing cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. … Supporters of the magazine, including some French Muslims, say the trial is a test case for free speech.” No, really, you don’t say? (BBC, Feb. 7).

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  • EU extradition laws can be served for anyone in the EU regardless of local laws e.g. “Holocaust Denial” prosecution done in absentia in Austria or Germany blasphemy prosecution in Greece. Welcome to the EUSSR!

  • Why is it that so many Muslims are incensed when their religion is criticized, but not when it is used as an excuse to maim or murder other Muslims or the rest of us?