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 CODOH ∙ February 15, 1995
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell In February 1995, thousands of copies of a revisionist work detailing postwar Jewish crimes against Germans were destroyed, following bitter attacks by Germany's cultural establishment. The book, “An Eye for an Eye: The Untold Story of Jewish Revenge Against Germans in 1945,” was published in the…
By CODOH ∙ May 7, 1982
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell A German court has ordered that all copies of the book, Der Auschwitz-Mythos (The Auschwitz Myth) be seized. In addition, it has been ordered that the type from which it was printed be destroyed. The book was written by Dr. Wilhelm Stäglich, a retired German judge,…
By Ralph Raico ∙ January 1, 1996
Not long ago a German friend remarked to me, jokingly, that he imagined the only things American college students were apt to associate with Germany nowadays were beer, Lederhosen, and the Nazis. I replied that, basically, there was only one thing that Americans, whether college students or not, associated with Germany. When the Germans are…
By CODOH ∙ October 2, 1992
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell The latest effort by revisionists to foster open debate on the holocaust issue over a computer network “bulletin board system” (BBS) has been closed down by network censors after just three weeks. On September 9, 1992, the GE-nie computer network permitted the creation of a new…
By John Perry Barlow ∙ January 1, 1996
Governments of the industrial world, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather. We have no elected government, nor…
By Robert Faurisson ∙ June 27, 1996
The cover of the June 27-July 3 edition of L'Evénement du jeudi includes a picture of Abbe Pierre and has as its headline: “The Holocaust: a victory for the Revisionists.” Inside the journal some 10 pages are devoted to this story [p. 16-25]; as well, there are references to it appearing on pages 3, 5,…
By CODOH ∙ June 4, 1996
Mr. Francois Fillion, French minister for Post office and communication, introduced on June 4 an amendment to the bill reforming the French postal system. It says that ISP (Internet service providers) will be immune from prosecution if they obey the following orders : they must provide their customers with a filter software and deny access…
By Orloff Potemkin ∙ January 5, 1996
The study of history is an often difficult task. History is, after all, written by individuals, and it is almost impossible for an author to write something free of his own personal biases. This does not mean, however, that a biased account is completely without value as a source. The best example of this is…
By Chip Rowe ∙ January 4, 1996
FIRST AMENDMENT CYBERTRIBUNE http://w3.trib.com/FACT/ [no longer active] Charles Levendosky, editorial page editor of Casper, Wyoming's Star-Tribune and a past winner of a Playboy Foundation First Amendment Award, pays tribute to the first and best amendment. His site focuses on protecting religious liberty and free speech and includes weekly updates on the activities of the politicians,…
By CODOH ∙ March 27, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell The Canadian Association for Free Expression's (CAFE) Second Canadian Free Speech Conference in Vancouver, came under severe attack from government and media “censors.” Frantic attempts to cancel the conference demonstrated just how little free expression is left in Canada today. The conference featured Pat Burns, the…
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