Crowds Across France Hold Up Pens In Moving Demonstrations For Free Speech (PHOTOS)

Enormous crowds are gathering across France to show solidarity with the journalists of Charlie Hebdo and to demonstrate to support freedom of speech. The demonstrations come after an attack on the offices of the satirical magazine that left 12 people dead.

Image percutante, Place de la République à Paris: on brandit des stylos. #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/IFHQGCKW3H
— Justiciers Masqués (@Justiciers) January 7, 2015

Depuis 10 ans que j'habite à République, je n'ai jamais vu une manif spontanée aussi nombreuse. #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/vXLoR51lRy
— Jérôme Godefroy (@jeromegodefroy) January 7, 2015

#Attentat à #CharlieHebdo : des milliers de Marseillais occupent le Vieux-Port http://t.co/kcuNl82aRu #Marseille pic.twitter.com/V9w7YPmbat
— La Provence (@laprovence) January 7, 2015

ici c est marseille! “@extinkerbell: I'm so glad all these people came. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/MGeNejsu6K”
— © monsieur fischer (@monsieurfischer) January 7, 2015

#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/naU3Rd6wJD
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) January 7, 2015

Between 15k and 18k people assembled in my city, Lyon, to support #CharlieHebdo. Very impressive & emotional. pic.twitter.com/vrJLVufzDM
— Sтϵfaniϵ (@Stef5255) January 7, 2015

Leurs armes, des stylos. #jesuischarlie #Toulouse #charliehebdo pic.twitter.com/WYUnOkXXdh
— Benoit SALLES (@infestedgrunt) January 7, 2015

#JeSuisCharlie rassemblement solidaire en cours à #Bordeaux #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/o6sqW5wfjC
— Bordeaux (@Bordeaux) January 7, 2015

People are silently dropping pens, flowers and cards #london #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/IhyZQQqv8N
— Guillaume Pellan (@guillaumepellan) January 7, 2015

Cientos de personas protestan en la embajada de Francia en Madrid #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/QzJN9FtyH0 pic.twitter.com/5GxDLGICVK
— El Huffington Post (@ElHuffPost) January 7, 2015