(No) Freedom of Expression

There is the ideal of free speech, and then there is reality: censorship, persecution, and prosecution of dissidents.

  • Leuchter Arrested in London

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell American gas chamber expert Fred A. Leuchter Jr. was detained by British police at a private meeting in London on November 15, and held illegally overnight in a cold cell before being kicked out of the country. Leuchter and his wife legally entered the United Kingdom…

  • Zündel Attacked on way to Trial

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) screamed obscenities while attacking Ernst Zündel, who questions whether six million Jews were killed by the Nazis, outside Toronto's downtown County Courthouse this morning. Zündel, a 46-year-old Toronto man charged with spreading false news, and about 15 supporters and…

  • Revisionist Historian Suffers Savage Beating

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell One of Europe's most prominent Holocaust revisionists, Dr. Robert Faurisson, was severely injured in a nearly fatal attack on September 16, 1989. After spraying a stinging gas into his face, temporarily blinding him, three assailants punched Dr. Faurisson to the ground and then repeatedly kicked him…

  • George Orwell

    Background George Orwell was the pen name of the English author, Eric Arthur Blair. Orwell was educated in England at Eton College. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927, he returned to Europe to become a writer. He lived for several years in poverty. His earliest experiences resulted in…

  • Zündel Headquarters Torched

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell The headquarters home of Ernst Zündel, the German-born Canadian resident who has for several years directed a world-wide revisionist campaign from Toronto, was severely damaged by fire after an unknown assailant doused the building with gasoline at five a.m. on May 7-8 and set it ablaze….

  • Revisionist stripped of PhD

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Dr. Henri Roques has had his PhD ruled invalid by the University of Nantes, France. Roques was awarded his doctorate after presenting his dissertation which demonstrated that the written confessions of Kurt Gerstein, a former officer of the SS, were groundless. Roques also demonstrated how postwar…

  • Discharge for German Military “Disputers”

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Members of the German military who dispute the “official” Holocaust story are now liable for dishonorable discharge, Germany's Federal Administrative Court recently ruled. Such views constitute a “breach of loyalty,” the court declared. The ruling came in the case of a naval officer who told cadets…

  • Police Raid Judge’s Home

    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Police raided the home of retired judge Wilhelm Stäglich on April 8th. Police were apparently looking for a German-language edition of a videotape featuring Professor Robert Faurisson entitled, The Problem of the Gas Chambers. Police were unable to find a copy of the prohibited videotape. Judge…

  • A Victory for the Revisionists?

    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,…

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