Abstract
As part of the Journal of Cell communication and Signaling publishing staff, we are very much attached to the freedom of expression given to our authors. This has been exemplified in our willingness to stimulate commentaries and open debates through the Bits and Bytes series published in JCCS.Without willing to take part in the debate regarding the nature of the drawings published in Charlie Hebdo, we recognize the worldwide response to the recent murdering of journalists as strong support of freedom of the press , however, we also felt that attempts to silence other forms of expression, which are numerous these days, should be reminded and fought against.In this editorial we pay homage to the victims of recent tragic events in Paris and to all who fight every day for freedom of expression.