Philippe Val
Philippe Val
Philippe Val is a French journalist, singer, and comedian. He was a co-founder of the second iteration of Charlie Hebdo, serving as the satirical political weekly's editor and director. After leaving Charlie Hebdo in 2009, Val was director of the public radio channel France Inter until 2014...
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When extremists extract concessions from democracies on points of principle, either by blackmail or terror, democracies do not have long left.
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This is good news to us all. We are defending the principle of the right for caricature and satire.
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It is unacceptable that religious groups are setting down the rules for the rights of the press and freedom of expression. It is not up to religious groups to decide what to publish or not -- we would be back in 1938 if we accepted this.