Newspapers worldwide print cartoons in tribute to Charlie Hebdo

Newspapers around the world strongly condemned the attack at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine.

Many printed cartoons in tribute to the controversial publication and the phrase ‘Je Suis Charlie’— meaning ‘I am Charlie’ — was widely used to express solidarity.

The French press was in mourning, with Le Figaro changing its masthead from blue to black and carrying the headline: ‘Freedom assassinated.’

#JeSuisCharlie Le coup de crayon hommage du dessinateur @ixene_dessin sur l'attaque de #CharlieHebdo. pic.twitter.com/kBma0FHtJi

— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) January 7, 2015

Liberation ran with a blacked-out front cover and the words ‘We are all Charlie’, while sports daily L’Equipe’s headline read: ‘Liberty 0 — Barbarity 12.’

Liberation front page echoes chants last night at Place de la Republique "We are all Charlie" #CharlieHebdo @BBCOS pic.twitter.com/wliwq4tee1

— Zoë Murphy (@zjmurphy) January 8, 2015

#L'Equipe with a front page tomorrow that is formidable #jesuischarlie pic.twitter.com/EGSqKwOxuo

— Sir Gary Verity (@GaryVerity) January 7, 2015

L’Humanite’s editorial entitled ‘War’ described how the victims “only had their pens in defence”.

The front page of the UK’s Independent newspaper was simply a cartoon of a blood-stained hand rising from an issue of Charlie Hebdo giving the middle finger.

The Independent's cartoonist @DaveBrownToons on the story behind his frontpage image http://t.co/HshUEp5NmO pic.twitter.com/DvcNDpMoml

— Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) January 8, 2015

Bergens Tidende in Norway printed a cartoon featuring pencils among bullets, while Spain’s Ara showed a crossed-out speech bubble.

4 crayons couchés au milieu des douilles
Bergens Tidende (Norvège)#JeSuisCharlie #cartoon #dessindujour pic.twitter.com/pa2UEXTysj

— Marc Gozlan (@MarcGozlan) January 8, 2015

Algerian French-language tabloid El Watan had a drawing of a wreath on the front.

El Watan. #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/UaWmdEFEb9

— Leïla Beratto (@LeilaBeratto) January 8, 2015

An editorial in the New York Times said: “There are some who will say Charlie Hebdo tempted the ire of Islamists one too many times, as if coldblooded murder is the price to pay for putting out a magazine.

“The massacre was motivated by hate. It is absurd to suggest the way to avoid terrorist attacks is to let the terrorists dictate standards in a democracy.”