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2026-11-02 · DW

France: Petition to ban TV channel gets 500,000 signatures

A petition urging the French government to ban a television news channel known for its hard line on immigration and crime has accrued more than 500,000 signatures amid accusations that its sensationalist coverage contributed to the racist killing of a Black man. The petition to shut down CNews was launched in June, but support spiked after a Frenchman of Congolese origin was killed in a racially motivated attack in the Paris suburbs on October 23 . A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder over the incident in the commuter towns of Trappes and La Verriere west of Paris in which he said he was "targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African," a prosecutor has said.

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