The ideal and limits of free speech and expression, and also the free access to information, as well as the various legal and extra-legal attempts at limiting that civil right. Censorship includes not only government actions against any media, published or not, but also the active suppression of such media by mainstream outlets. Unless a report is on free speech and/or censorship in general, it has been categorized in the subcategory of the country discussed.
By Douglas Collins ∙ July 12, 1997
I | II | III | IV I. Getting set to slay censorship by Doug Collins [May 12, 1997, North Shore News] Tomorrow, your man Doug and this gutsy newspaper go into the history books as the first in Canada to face a “human rights” tribunal. The first in journalism, that is. And I thought…
By David Thomas ∙ July 7, 1997
The following note was appended to an item on the CODOH site: CODOH Comment: This item originally appeared with a statement that the Usenet group to which it was submitted was operated by Nizkor, who “censored” the following material by refusing to post it. A spokesman for Nizkor brought it to our attention that the…
By L.R Beam ∙ January 1, 1997
The Internet, perhaps the last truly free means of information exchange in the Western world, may soon be choked by censorship and governmental controls. The circumscribing of the Net may cause the death of what has become the first people-to-people exchange of ideas and information on a world wide basis. The forces behind this effort…
By Jonathan Mahler ∙ May 17, 1997
New York — David Irving started by carefully baiting his hook and casting his line. The bait was taken by St. Martin's Press, but it managed to squirm free at the last minute. It looked for a moment like Mr. Irving would go home with his bucket empty. Then came another nibble. One can only…
By Electronic Frontiers Italy, American Civil Liberties Union, Association des Utilisateurs d'Internet ∙ April 23, 1997
April 23, 1997 Chancellor Helmut KohlAdenauerallee 14153113 BonnGERMANY Dear Chancellor Kohl, The undersigned organizations, members of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign, are writing to express concern about the prosecution of Felix Somm, German representative of CompuServe, for the transmission of allegedly illegal materials over the Internet. The news reports we have received indicate that Mr….
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ January 3, 1997
Media Madness will be the record of what I do to help create an open debate about the Jewish Holocaust story on university and college campuses, together with media reaction to this diabolical plan. In this context, media includes the print press on and off campus, electronic media on and off campus, and the Internet….
By CODOH ∙ February 26, 1997
On February 26, a CompuServe official was indicted for providing access to objectionable materials on the Internet. German prosecutors indicted Felix Somm, the Managing Director of CompuServe operations in Germany and Central Europe, for allegedly distributing “illegal pornography” and “other materials.” This marks the first case in which an indictment was rendered against a service…
By U.S. Department of State ∙ January 30, 1997
Germany The Federal Republic of Germany is a constitutional parliamentary democracy with an independent judiciary; citizens periodically choose their representatives in free and fair multiparty elections. The head of the Federal Government, the Chancellor, is elected by the lower house of Parliament. The powers of the Chancellor and of the Parliament are set forth in…
By Olivia Thetgyi ∙ January 9, 1997
The International Socialist Organization plans a Monday morning protest to get Prof. Arthur Butz's Holocaust revisionary theory off-line. The International Socialist Organization plans to continue protesting against Prof. Arthur Butz and his web page. At its weekly meeting last night, ISO said they will protest 9 a.m. Monday outside of Tech LR8–Butz's classroom. Once again,…
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ January 12, 1996
Holocaust RevisionismWhy the panic? Judge for yourself. The evidence, the theory, the censorship. http://www.codoh.comOr: [old mailing address] Doc. 1: Ad submitted to Catholic University of America Holocaust Revisionism Why are the Thought Police panicked?Read the evidence. Judge for yourself. http://www.codoh.com [old mailing address] Doc. 2: Ad submitted to Catholic University of America Catholic University of…
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