Freedom of expression
Five police officers and a representative from the Paris Prosecutor's Office raided a bookstore in Paris's 11th district on January 7 to seize copies of a children's book on Palestinian history. The book, titled 'From the River to the Sea: un livre de coloriage', was deemed by the French Ministry of Justice likely to incite hatred against the Israeli population. The Violette and Co bookstore condemned the action as disproportionate and an assault on fundamental freedoms.
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The Veracruz State Attorney General's Office dropped the terrorism charge against journalist Rafael León Segovia, arrested on December 24 in Coatzacoalcos, but linked him to trial for concealment and attacks on public security institutions. The decision came after criticism from President Claudia Sheinbaum, who questioned the unprecedented use of that charge against journalists. As a precautionary measure, he was imposed one year of house arrest.