{"id":54559,"date":"2012-09-19T17:23:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=54559"},"modified":"2012-09-22T13:27:54","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T13:27:54","slug":"cartoons-of-the-islamic-prophet-provocative-but-not-hate-speech-article-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/cartoons-of-the-islamic-prophet-provocative-but-not-hate-speech-article-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoons Of The Islamic Prophet Provocative But Not Hate Speech – ARTICLE 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s publication by weekly satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo of cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed are not hate speech and the publishers should be protected from acts of violence, says ARTICLE 19.<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>\u201cCharlie Hebdo\u2019s publication of cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed<\/a><\/span> may be provocative, but they can not be regarded as hate speech or incitement to violence, and cannot legally be censored or banned. All calls to ban them should be firmly resisted,\u201d said ARTICLE 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cartoons criticise a religious idea, they do not call on people to carry out acts of hatred, discrimination or violence. They may be considered blasphemous<\/a><\/span>, but banning speech based on criticism of ideas is incompatible with freedom of expression, even if they are firmly held religious ones,\u201d added ARTICLE 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cartoons are also not incitement \u2013 they surely aim to provoke a response and a heated debate, but that is not the same as calling on people to conduct violent acts. The person responsible for incitement in that case is the person who decides that they are going to react by urging violence. That person is acting illegally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe French government has a positive obligation to both stop violent attacks after the publication of the cartoons and also to facilitate peaceful protest. Today\u2019s statement by French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, that the government would preemptively ban protests this weekend, undermines the right to peaceful assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Publication of today\u2019s issue immediately trended on Twitter globally and Charlie Hebdo\u2019s website has came under a sustained denial of service attack, with claims that the attack originated from Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Charlie Hebdo is a weekly satirical magazine and has a left wing and anarchistic editorial line. It is renowned for its provocative style, aimed at prompting debate about issues, and often critiques political and religious leaders globally.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Charlie Hebdo\u2019s offices were firebombed after publishing an edition stating that it had been guest-edited by the Prophet Mohammed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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