France requests 8-month sentence for political scientist over Gaza posts

France under fire for 'medieval tactics:' Third Iranian citizen arrested for pro-Palestine activism

TEHRAN – Shahin Hazamy, a French-Iranian journalist and outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights, became the third Iranian citizen detained in France during the last 18 months for expressing solidarity with Gaza, amid intensifying criticisms that Paris is exploiting counterterrorism measures to target pro-Palestine advocacy.

The research director emeritus at the CNRS and specialist in radical Islam was tried on Thursday 24 April by the correctional court of Aix-en-Provence for messages posted on social network X.

France requests 8-month sentence for political scientist over Gaza posts

Prosecutor's office also demands fine, 6-month ban from posting on X for Francois Burgat - Anadolu Ajansı

At the hearing, the researcher reiterated his support for Hamas: "I never congratulated Hamas on October 7, but in the context of the current situation, word against word, I don't trust its version."

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