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.
By CODOH ∙ February 28, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell In an unprecedented and unexpected decision, Canada's Supreme Court upheld on February 28, 1996, the controversial Hate Law, thus posing a “reasonable” limitation on Free Speech. The case involved Jim Keegstra, a Canadian school teacher, charged in 1984 and prosecuted for the first time in June,…
By CODOH ∙ February 12, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell On February 12th, the home and offices of Udo Walendy were raided in Vlotho and Munich. Approximately twenty armed German policeman took part in the raid. Walendy, a prolific German author and publisher is best known for his extensive volume on the origins of the Second…
By CODOH ∙ February 2, 1996
Feb 2, 1996 Prosecutors in Germany have notified America Online Inc. (AOL) that it may be charged with inciting racial hatred. Prosecutors have recently served similar notice to CompuServe Inc., and T-Online, a division of Deutsche Telekom. Publishing or distributing neo-Nazi literature or literature which questions any part of the orthodox Holocaust story is illegal…
By CODOH ∙ January 27, 1996
Germany's largest Internet provider, Deutsche Telekom, cut access to nearly 1,500 internet sites on Thursday, January 25. The primary target of this ban is what has been deemed to be “neo-Nazi” propaganda. Inexplicably other sites included various financial services and even “Santa Claus On-line.” Computer users in Germany were very upset and accused Deutsche Telekom…
By CODOH ∙ November 22, 1995
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell In a seemingly politically motivated move, the Government of Austria convicted Edwin Neuwirth for claiming to have no knowledge of Nazi gas chambers. Mr. Neuwirth, was a respected industrialist and former Waffen SS soldier. He won notoriety recently when he invited Russian nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky to…
By CODOH ∙ November 9, 1995
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Günter Deckert who has recently been convicted for racism was placed under arrest on Thursday on fresh allegations of inciting racial hatred and denying the orthodox Holocaust story. Deckert, the former leader of the right-wing National Democratic Party, was detained as he arrived at Frankfurt airport…
By Hans Schmidt ∙ January 10, 1995
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell People are asking how could it happen in the Heartland? Here where Americans feel safe and remote from the oppressive governments under which so many of the world's people suffer. How is it possible that your First Amendment freedoms can be swept aside—right here at home-…
By CODOH ∙ August 29, 1995
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell A Berlin court sentenced Bela Ewald Althans to 3 1/2 years in jail for denying that six million Jews were killed by the Third Reich. The court said Althans, who is only 29 years old, had spread racial hatred and denigrated the state by telling tourists…
By CODOH ∙ August 8, 1995
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell On August 8th, the thought-police arrested a German-American human rights activist for thoughtcrime. Hans Schmidt was arrested at the Frankfurt/Main airport enroute to his home in Florida. Schmidt's crime – having written something in his newsletter, USA-Bericht / GANPAC Brief, which offended certain individuals. Hans Schmidt…
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ January 1, 1986
When the Bill of Rights was attached to the United States Constitution by those men responsible for founding the American Government, the ideals of freedom of conscience and political liberty were institutionalized for the citizenry in a way hardly imagined by any other people in history. Among those rights, none has proved more valuable to…
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