There is the ideal of free speech, and then there is reality: censorship, persecution, and prosecution of dissidents.
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
A graduate student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Lewis McCarthy, was among those who chose to protect freedom of speech on the internet by fighting the censorship levied against the web site of Ernst Zündel. Officials at U Mass requested that McCarthy remove the materials that he posted on the school's computer system….
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 Ernst Zündel ∙ January 30, 1996
Note: An effort to censor the website of Ernst Zündel was initiated by those who would prefer that free-thought and free-speech would become forgotten artifacts of the past. Courageous individuals have thwarted the censorship by mirroring Zündelsite from their own platforms. Even though these individuals do not agree with Zündel's ideas, they believe that he…
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 U.S. Congress ∙ January 3, 1996
One Hundred Fourth Congress of the United States of AmericaAT THE SECOND SESSIONBegun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-sixAn ActTo promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the…
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