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Dieudonne Fined $24K for 'Gas Chamber' Quip
French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala was fined 22,500 euros ($24,000) on Thursday for a jibe against a radio journalist in 2013 suggesting that hearing the broadcaster speak made him think of Nazi gas chambers.
Dieudonne Convicted for Charlie Hebdo Joke
A French comedian was found guilty on Wednesday of condoning terrorism for a joke posted on his Facebook account after Islamist attacks in Paris that killed 17 people in January, but escaped a possible jail sentence.
Dieudonne Faces Trial for Hate Rant
French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala will stand trial for saying that a Jewish journalist should have died “in the gas chambers.”
Switzerland Jews Will Picket Dieudonne Gigs
Swiss Jews said they would set up stands with information about the dangers of anti-Semitism outside venues hosting the French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala.
Anti-Semitic Comic Dieudonne Sides With Kosher Grocery Killer
French prosecutors are investigating the comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala for a Facebook comment that shows sympathy with the Paris kosher supermarket gunman.
Dieudonne Wants Meeting With French Jewish Leaders
French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, who has multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred against Jews, wants to meet with representatives of France’s Jewish community.
20 French Theaters Blasted for Hosting 'Quenelle' Comic Dieudonne
The umbrella group of French Jewish communities condemned 20 theaters that plan to host the overtly anti-Semitic one-man show of comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala.
'Quenelle' Comic Dieudonne Loses $50K Damage Suit for Banned Shows
A French appeals court nullified a lower tribunal’s award of damages to the comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala for the cancellation of his show for its anti-Semitic content.
Jewish Leader Charged for Calling Quenelle Comic 'Professional Anti-Semite'
Roger Cukierman, president of France’s largest Jewish group, was indicted for calling the comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala a “professional anti-Semite.”
French Man Gets $1,300 Fine for Doing Quenelle
A tribunal fined and handed a suspended sentence to a man who made the quenelle gesture in front of a French synagogue’s Holocaust memorial plaque.