Enormous crowds are gathering across France to show solidarity with the journalists of Charlie Hebdo and to demonstrate to support freedom of speech. The demonstrations come after an attack on the offices of the satirical magazine that left 12 people dead.
Many of the demonstrators are holding up pens
Image percutante, Place de la République à Paris: on brandit des stylos. #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/IFHQGCKW3H
— Justiciers Masqués (@Justiciers) January 7, 2015
Others are holding up their press cards
Students are standing with journalists
The crowds in central Paris are enormous
Depuis 10 ans que j'habite à République, je n'ai jamais vu une manif spontanée aussi nombreuse. #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/vXLoR51lRy
— Jérôme Godefroy (@jeromegodefroy) January 7, 2015#JeSuisCharlie has become their rallying cry
But the demonstrations are not just in Paris. People have gathered all over France in moving displays of democratic values
In Marseille
#Attentat à #CharlieHebdo : des milliers de Marseillais occupent le Vieux-Port http://t.co/kcuNl82aRu #Marseille pic.twitter.com/V9w7YPmbat
— La Provence (@laprovence) January 7, 2015ici c est marseille! “@extinkerbell: I'm so glad all these people came. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/MGeNejsu6K”
— © monsieur fischer (@monsieurfischer) January 7, 2015
In Lyon
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/naU3Rd6wJD
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) January 7, 2015
Between 15k and 18k people assembled in my city, Lyon, to support #CharlieHebdo. Very impressive & emotional. pic.twitter.com/vrJLVufzDM
— Sтϵfaniϵ (@Stef5255) January 7, 2015In Toulouse
Leurs armes, des stylos. #jesuischarlie #Toulouse #charliehebdo pic.twitter.com/WYUnOkXXdh
— Benoit SALLES (@infestedgrunt) January 7, 2015
In Nice
In Nantes
In Strasbourg
In Bordeaux
#JeSuisCharlie rassemblement solidaire en cours à #Bordeaux #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/o6sqW5wfjC
— Bordeaux (@Bordeaux) January 7, 2015In Lille
In Montpellier
And in Rennes
The demonstrations of solidarity have spread to the capitals of Europe
There are crowds in London
People are silently dropping pens, flowers and cards #london #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/IhyZQQqv8N
— Guillaume Pellan (@guillaumepellan) January 7, 2015
And in Berlin
And in Madrid
Cientos de personas protestan en la embajada de Francia en Madrid #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/QzJN9FtyH0 pic.twitter.com/5GxDLGICVK
— El Huffington Post (@ElHuffPost) January 7, 2015#Madrid #CharlieHebdo https://t.co/bmrAFpNkg8
— Carmela Ríos (@CarmelaRios) January 7, 2015
And in Barcelona
La redacció d'@elpuntavui Barcelona, amb @Charlie_Hebdo_ #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/HEDzbGySDZ
— El Punt Avui (@elpuntavui) January 7, 2015
And in Rome
And in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
— Old Holborn (@Holbornlolz) January 7, 2015Across the capitals of Europe, and the world, people are standing in solidarity with Paris and the staff of Charlie Hebdo.
#JeSuisCharlie
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