Prosecutors open hate speech probe against French news channel CNews

NewsWorldEuropeProsecutors open hate speech probe against French news channel CNewsCNews is a rolling news channel controlled by French tycoon Vincent Bolloré's Vivendi groupInti Landauro Friday 03 April 2026 15:04 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951534","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cnews-paris-france-bally-bagayoko-b2951534.html","title":"Prosecutors open hate speech probe against French news channel CNews"}}Bally Bagayoko of the La France insoumise (France Unbowed – LFI) party and new mayor of Saint-Denis poses for selfies, as he attends the Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at Stade Auguste-Delaune in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletter...