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 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…
By David Wilson ∙ January 11, 1996
Is David Irving a legitimate historian or a Holocaust denier? The answer may be: both. Irving does not have a college degree and has never been a part of academia, but his books about Nazi Germany have attracted praise from mainstream historians. His 1977 book, Hitler's War, was widely applauded, though many critics were concerned…
By Christian Lindtner ∙ October 19, 1996
Several German researchers sit in prison or are on their way there. The mere printing of an indictment can make one punishable for “inciting the masses.” For Denmark, this development in our southern neighbor, upon whom we depend in many ways, is a cause for concern. If the reader believes that book burning belongs to…
By Dick Zimmer ∙ October 7, 1996
The following text is from one of the 30 plus pieces of legislation relating to the Holocaust that have been or are now being processed by the 104th Congress. A quiet movement continues to make politically incorrect speech a crime in this country, as it is now not only in despotic nations such as China,…
By Coalition of Online Civil Liberties Organisations ∙ August 7, 1996
7 AUGUST 1996 Summary On July 30th the G7 group of nations met in Paris to discuss terrorism. Among other responses the G7 have endorsed a number of restrictions and controls on the Internet. These include the prohibition or censorship of sources that may contain “dangerous” information, restrictions on the electronic speech of unpopular political…
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