גם באירופה: חולקים כבוד אחרון לצ'רלי קירק

In Paris, a group of students are paying tribute to Charlie Kirk. They say he was an inspiration to them for the way he defended his ideas and the freedom of speech. NTD International correspondent David Vives reports from Paris. It's Friday evening in the center of Paris, where a dozen students gathered to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk. Some brought brooms and glue, others carried posters. The murder of Charlie Kirk has been a major topic of discussion in France and on TV news programs. Yet many French people had never even heard of him. These students, members of the conservative association La Coquillarde, want to make sure Charlie Kirk is both remembered and honored. The posters show Kirk raising his fist with the words, fight, fight, fight, and a message. Your bullets will not stop our fight. Justice for Charlie Kirk. This is what we want to say. Charlie Kirk was one of the sincere defenders of freedom of expression, and it is precisely for this reason that he was killed. He defended his ideas with justice, with compassion, and with freedom. Some of these students say they often face violence from other students when their association organizes events or conferences on French campuses. In November last year, Paris media reported that two members of La Coquillarde were attacked with knives and box cutters. Freedom of expression is being seriously challenged. Left-wing activists react very strongly. When we hand out flyers, they react. They come in packs. They really come and hit us with iron bars, sometimes knives, chains. These students say it's unimaginable for them to hold open debates like Charlie Kirk did on U.S. campuses. Just existing as a conservative group in a French university already put them at risk. I think Charlie Kirk's fight is the fight of a generation. Charlie Kirk was very open. He let others express themselves fully. Even if he disagreed, he gave people the opportunity to speak, to express their thoughts, to explain their thinking. And then he tried to explain his points to them. Here in France, were we to do that, holding a debate, anti-fascist activists and the journalists would come down on us. It would be really stressful. We wouldn't even be able to sit down in an open space and have a discussion. We couldn't, really. What we're doing with La Coquillarde Association is really conquering a little space. Every little step forward is a victory just to be able to exist. We're trying. David Vivès, NTD News, Paris.