Teacher murdered in 2020

Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France, was killed in 2020 by a Chechen extremist named Abdoullakh Anzorov.

Hate campaign preceded the murder

The attack followed a ten-day campaign of hate directed at Paty, which included threats and online harassment.

Context of the attack

Paty had shown images of Prophet Muhammad in a classroom discussion on freedom of expression, which led to significant controversy and backlash from some extremist groups.

Legal proceedings against the killer

Abdoullakh Anzorov was identified as the perpetrator and faced legal action in France for the murder of Samuel Paty.