Signatories to a petition in France are seeking to gather more than half a million signatures to push parliament to debate it, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The petition calls for the broadcasting licence of the news channel CNews to be withdrawn, according to the same source. The channel is accused, according to Al Jazeera Arabic, of incitement against Muslims and immigrants and of bias toward the far right. The channel's position on these accusations is not known yet.
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Petition in France calls for withdrawal of CNews broadcasting licence
Signatories aim to gather more than half a million signatures to push parliament to debate the request, according to Al Jazeera Arabic
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- A petition in France is seeking more than half a million signatures to push parliament to debate it, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
- The petition calls for the broadcasting licence of CNews to be withdrawn, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
- The channel is accused, according to Al Jazeera Arabic, of inciting hatred against Muslims and immigrants and of bias toward the far right. The channel's position on these accusations is not yet known.
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- Al Jazeera Arabicفرنسا.. عريضة لسحب ترخيص "سي نيوز" واتهامات بالتحريض ضد المسلمين والمهاجرينPrimary source