Prosecution of Dissidents
The prosecution, by proper courts of law, of dissidents for their peaceful activities. Unless a report is on prosecution in general, it has been categorized in the subcategory of the country where the prosecution occurred.
The late Joseph Bellinger had intended this article to be a chapter in a book that remained unpublished at the time of his death, "The Prohibition of 'Holocaust Denial'"
I am writing in response to Executive Director Nossel's recent letter regarding the release of reporter Jason Rezaian and poets Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Medhi Mousavi. Thank you for the good new! While escapes from theocratic regimes make good press and fund raising material, I am writing regarding a more pernicious threat to Freedom of Expression.
Robert Faurisson on 27 September 2016 was convicted by a Paris court of "racial defamation" for having said that the State of Israel and international Zionism use the Holocaust to perpetrate a political and financial swindle. The statement is from of a speech that Faurisson gave in Iran in 2006.
This video is from the Daily Kenn YouTube channel with Kenn Gividen. Schaefer was a guest on this episode. https://www.youtube.com/user/DailyKenn
I have never really used this venue for my own personal messages, but two events of the recent past lead me to do so. Truth is, I should have sent out such a message right after the first event that threw my life into turmoil, but the second event following in its wake spoiled this plan, hence the delay. Let me explain...
Ich habe diesen E-Mail-Rundbrief nie wirklich für meine persönlichen Nachrichten verwendet, aber zwei Ereignisse der jüngsten Vergangenheit haben mich nun dazu veranlasst. Tatsache ist, dass ich eine solche Botschaft direkt nach dem ersten Ereignis, das mein Leben auf den Kopf stellte, hätte aussenden sollen, aber das zweite Ereignis, das darauf folgte, hat diesen Plan zunichte gemacht, daher diese Verzögerung. Lassen Sie mich das erklären...
Realmente, nunca he usado este lugar para mis propios mensajes personales, pero dos eventos del pasado reciente me llevan a hacerlo. La verdad es que debería haber enviado ese mensaje justo después del primer evento que tornó mi vida en un caos, pero el segundo evento que le siguió echó a perder este plan, de ahí el retraso. Dejenme explicar:
Je n'ai jamais vraiment utilisé mon site pour mes propres messages personnels, mais deux événements récents m'ont amené à le faire. La vérité est que j'aurais dû envoyer un tel message juste après le premier événement qui a bouleversé ma vie, mais le deuxième événement qui a suivi dans son sillage a modifié ce plan, d'où le retard. Permettez-moi de vous expliquer...