There is the ideal of free speech, and then there is reality: censorship, persecution, and prosecution of dissidents.
By CODOH ∙ April 25, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell A French magistrate launched a probe into French historian, Roger Garaudy on allegations that he illegally questioned established beliefs about the holocaust. Garaudy commented that he had “done nothing wrong'' in his work, The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics. This action is the latest in a…
By CODOH ∙ April 20, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Abbe Pierre, a Roman Catholic priest known for championing France's poor and homeless was condemned for supporting the author of a book that presents revisionist arguments which cast doubt on more traditional beliefs about the holocaust. Abbe Pierre, 83, is regularly shown by opinion polls to…
By CODOH ∙ April 4, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell St. Martin's Press has canceled publication of British historian David Irving's long-awaited biography of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels due to growing criticism from several Jewish groups. The American publisher had been standing up to the extreme pressure and gave statements in March that Mr. Irving's critics…
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…
By CODOH ∙ March 22, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell A German court has upheld the order which bars best-selling British historian David Irving from entering the country because of his views on the holocaust. In a move to limit free expression and free inquiry, the German government issued the ban in November 1993. At the…
By CODOH ∙ March 19, 1996
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell The interior ministers of the 15 European nations which comprise the “European Union” agreed to limit freedom of the press by targeting publishers or individuals who print or distribute Holocaust Revisionist books and pamphlets. Under the new European limits on freedom of the press, Britain has…
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 8, 1996
On February 8, 1996, President Clinton signed a Telecommunications bill into law with the use of an electronic pen. This bill which targets “cybersmut” is the foremost example of censorship of the Internet by a governmental body. The bill's provisions restrict “indecent” material from being presented on the Internet. Under this Orwellian piece of legislation,…
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…
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