There is the ideal of free speech, and then there is reality: censorship, persecution, and prosecution of dissidents.
By Georges M. Theil ∙ January 3, 2007
Introduction In June of this year I first became aware of the persecution of French revisionist author and scholar Georges M. Theil through an Internet email notification. Theil was facing hefty financial penalties and even prison time for having written a slender autobiographical work in 2002. I began a personal correspondence with Theil and obtained…
By CODOH ∙ March 15, 2007
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Leading revisionist scholar Germar Rudolf, best known for his Rudolf Report: Expert Report on Chemical and Technical Aspects of the 'Gas Chambers' of Auschwitz, has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by a court in Mannheim, Germany. Rudolf, who is married to an American citizen, was…
By CODOH ∙ February 15, 2007
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Revisionist activist, publisher and author Ernst Zündel was convicted of 14 counts of incitement for Holocaust “denial” and sentenced to five years imprisonment in Germany. The charges stem from his running a small publishing house, Samisdat Publishers and his alleged running of the popular and embattled…
By Nigel Jackson ∙ January 10, 2007
A Call to Christians Worldwide and to Others of Faith and Goodwill to Step Forward to Defend a Group of People Most Unjustly Persecuted in Our Time: Revisionist Historians with Dissident Views About the Holocaust The parable of the Good Samaritan reminds us of our Christian duty to go to the aid of those wrongfully…
By Paul Grubach ∙ January 12, 2006
On December 11 and 12 of 2006, a watershed event took place in this history of the Holocaust revisionist movement, that group of scholars, intellectuals and activists who claim there are lies and exaggerations in the traditional Jewish Holocaust story. The Islamic Republic of Iran hosted a two-day conference on the Holocaust, in which both…
By David Wilson ∙ January 12, 2006
The Germans are about to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union, and they have promised that one of the first items on their agenda will be to criminalize Holocaust Denial in all member countries. Of course, Holocaust Denial is already illegal in many countries in Europe; Great Britain, Denmark, and Italy are…
By Arthur R. Butz ∙ December 29, 2006
Jailing Opinions. A documentary exploring the criminalization of normal historical enquiry and expression, including first-hand accounts from those attending the trial of British historian David Irving who is currently incarcerated in Vienna, Austria, for talking about events that happened (or not, as the case may be) more than sixty years ago. A DVD produced and…
By David Irving ∙ December 20, 2006
British author, David Irving with pen and book in hand while shackled by Austrian thought-police T his latest news comes directly from David Irving's Focal Point Website: http://fpp.co.uk/online/ December 20, 2006: David Irving was released on probation and freed from prison, after his appeal in court, on the morning of December 20, 2006. The remainder…
By Israel Shamir ∙ December 15, 2006
The Teheran Holocaust Conference caused quite a storm in the world media. One might ask: what's so special about that? There are so many holocaust events and holocaust museums and holocaust festivals, sometimes attracting presidents and prime ministers galore, so why did the Teheran (or Tehran) conference draw so much attention and criticism; why were…
By CODOH ∙ December 15, 2006
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Professor Robert Faurisson who attended the recent Holocaust Conference in Iran is apparently the first of the participants that could face legal punishment. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy who recently warned the French Parliament of a resurgence of revisionist theories announced that Faurisson might be brought…
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