Gérard Biard (born 4 August 1959) is a French journalist. He is the editor‑in‑chief of the

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French news magazine, ''

Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; ) is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. The publication has been described as anti-racist, sceptical, secular, libertarian, and within the tradition of left-wing radicalism ...

''. He has been associated with ''

'' since 1992, when it was relaunched after a 10-year hiatus. He was in London for a conference when ''Charlie Hebdos Paris office was targeted in a January 2015

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. In May 2015, Biard and film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret accepted the

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/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award on behalf of ''Charlie Hebdo''. Biard is strongly in favour of

secularism Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. It is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may be broadened ...

. In October 2014 he participated in a conference of the French feminist organization ''Regards de femmes'' on the topic. He is a founder and spokesperson for ''Zéromacho'', an organization of men "against prostitution and for equality".Gérard Biard, Zéro Macho et la non-mixité
''Mediapart'', 1er septembre 2016.

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Living people French critics of religions French journalists 1959 births {{France-journalist-stub