Charlie Hebdo facts for kids
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| Type | Satirical weekly news magazine |
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| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Laurent "Riss" Sourisseau (70%), Éric Portheault (30%) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Political alignment | Left-wing |
| Ceased publication | 1981 |
| Relaunched | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| ISSN | 1240-0068 |
Charlie Hebdo (French for Weekly Charlie) is a French satirical weekly newspaper, featuring cartoons, reports, and jokes. It was founded by Georges Bernier and François Cavanna in 1970.
The stories and cartoons they publish are very left-wing and anarchist, with primarily political satire. Following a long tradition in France, called anti-clericalism, the magazine strongly criticized all religions; it has often published caricatures of Jews, Muslims or Christians (especially Catholics).
The magazine has been the target of three terrorist attacks: in 2011, 2015, and 2020. All of them were presumed to be in response to a number of cartoons that it published controversially depicting Muhammad. In the second of these attacks, 12 people were killed, including publishing director Charb and several other prominent cartoonists.
Accolades
On 5 May 2015, Charlie Hebdo was awarded the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award at the PEN American Center Literary Gala in New York City.
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François Cavanna (1923–2014), one of the founders of the first Charlie Hebdo title
See also
In Spanish: Charlie Hebdo para niños
