French President Hollande defends freedom of speech against anti-Charlie Hebdo protests

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French President Francois Hollande defended the most recent Charlie Hebdo cover, which featured a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad and sparked violent protests abroad, Reuters reports.

"We've supported these countries in the fight against terrorism," Hollande said on Saturday. "I still want to express my solidarity, but at the same time, France has principles and values, in particular freedom of expression."

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.