In Russia, caricatures of the prophet are prohibited, insulting believers is a criminal offense
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Although the Russian state is officially secular, public discourse in Russia gives religions a very important place (photo: aerial view of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque).
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By Jean Cassey Emmanuel Macron complained to the American daily The New York Times about the coverage of the recent jihadist attacks in France, a coverage which, he says, "legitimizes" the violence by its incomprehension of the French context.
Caricature remains a crime in many countries, such as Russia for example.
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