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Months after the killings at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, as the editorial team of cartoonists, writers and editors met, the publisher is experiencing new problems. The cartoon magazine received a huge increase in prominence as a result, with sales rising from tens of thousands to millions, before settling in the hundreds of thousands, Liberation[...]

The French cartoonist Riss, real name Laurent Sourisseau, injured in the attack against Charlie Hebdo almost two weeks ago, will succeed the late cartoonist Charb as editor on the satirical cartoon magazone. 20 Minutes quotes current acting editor Gérard Biard as saying "There were two bosses Charlie Hebdo: Charb and Riss Charb is no longer there, but Riss[...]

The gunmen then fled the scene, shouting "Allahu Akbar". Twelve people were killed including the editor of the magazine, Charb, also known as Stephane Charbonnier, the legendary cartoonists Cabu, Tignous and Georges Wolinski, other journalists at the magazine and two policemen, one of whom was shot in the head in the street outside[...]