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France: TV channel fined for reporting Bruni affair rumours

Intern — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:52:36 +0000

A Paris court has fined the France 24 news channel for repeating rumours that first lady Carla Bruni was having an affair with a French pop singer. Judges ordered the publicly-funded channel to pay 3,000 euros to the singer in question, Benjamin Biolay, following a ruling that the coverage violated his privacy. On April 6, it was reported that President Sarkozy has ordered a “campaign of terror” to punish those responsible for rumours which circulated last month on supposed extra-marital affairs by the French first couple reported in Britain and Switzerland. Lawyers for France 24 argued that it that exceptional level of international coverage made it a legitimate story to include in their press review. The court rejected this defence.

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Iran bails French teaching assistant

Index on Censorship — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:41:00 +0000

Iran has freed on bail a 24-year-old French university lecturer who was charged with spying after last month’s presidential election. A statement from the French presidency said Clotilde Reiss was in good health and would stay at the French embassy in Tehran awaiting a verdict in her trial. Read more here

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Sarkozy speaks out against burka

Index on Censorship — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:19:34 +0000

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has spoken out strongly against the wearing of the burka by Muslim women in France. Mr Sarkozy also gave his backing to the establishment of a parliamentary commission to look at whether to ban the wearing of burkas in public. Read more here

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