AIB and its Members are horrified by the appalling attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the French weekly satirical magazine, in Paris on 7 January 2015.
“Today’s dreadful attack by gunmen on staff at Charlie Hebdo will not stifle the press in France, nor in any other country,” says Simon Spanswick, chief executive of the Association for International Broadcasting. “Everyone at AIB and its global membership offers their sympathy to the families of those killed and injured in the attack, and support for colleagues at the magazine.”
Despite the outrageous and distressing attack, AIB’s support for freedom of expression and for the media remains total.
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