Six teenagers went on trial in Paris on November 27 over the killing of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020 by an 18-year-old refugee from Russia's Chechnya who was shot dead at the crime scene. The defendants are accused of having identified Paty to the killer in exchange for promises of money. The deadly attack took place after messages on social media said the teacher had shown his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo while talking about freedom of speech. Eight adults implicated in the case will go on trial next year. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.
Six Teenagers Go On Trial In France Over Teacher's Killing By Chechen Refugee In 2020
A woman holds a picture of Samuel Paty at a rally in Lille on October 18, 2020, two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen.