(No) Freedom of Expression

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

Freedom of Speech and Holocaust Revisionism in Germany and Austria

In recent times four major figures of the Holocaust revisionist movement have been arrested on “Holocaust denial” charges. German scientist Germar Rudolf and German revisionist activist Ernst Zundel were deported from the United States and will stand trial in Germany. Likewise with Siegfried Verbeke, as he was extradited from Belgium for trial in Germany. British…

Prisoners of Conscience and Holocaust Revisionism

President George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20500 December 28, 2005 Dear President Bush, In a public statement issued on December 10, 2005 , you called for the immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience by the Syrian authorities, labeling the imprisonment of these individuals as an example of the government…

Intellegent design and Holocaust “denial”

The following discussion ensued as a result of commentary posted on the Website of the History News Network. It abruptly ended when the Anti-Defamation League intervened and “enlightened” all participants about the “evil character” of Bradley R. Smith. Codoh Editor Comments (1)Intellegent design and Holocaust “denial” (#70926)by Bradley Reed Smith on November 13, 2005 at…

Free Speech, Free David Irving

Christopher Jon Bjerknes is a historian of science who has published several books and articles on the history of the theory of relativity. His work has been cited in peer reviewed journals and books. He writes: “I am deeply troubled by the persecution of historians taking place in Europe today.” The following 10,000-word article explains…

The UN Decides on a Universal Ban on Revisionism

On November 1st , unanimously and without a vote, the representatives of the 191 nations making up the UN adopted — or let be adopted — an Israeli-drafted resolution proclaiming January 27th “International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust”. Moreover, the resolution “Rejects any denial of the Holocaust as an…

Germar Rudolf Deported to Germany for Thoughtcrimes

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Revisionist author and scholar Germar Rudolf, who has been wanted in Germany for violating a law against “Holocaust Denial,” was deported last night by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The United States deportation of Germar Rudolf, ended a decade of…

France Sentences Revisionist to Six Months Imprisonment

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell On October 5, 2005, by decision of the high court of Limoges, François Cassasus-Builhé presiding, Georges Theil was convicted under Frances Loi Gayssot (anti-revisionist law). Mr Theil's crime was having sent a few individuals copies of the book that he published in 2002, under the pseudonym…

Outlaw History

Throughout the Western world people are being prosecuted for writing about World War II and the Holocaust. Historians, researchers, authors, and publishers are being fined, imprisoned, placed under gag orders, expelled from their native countries, and denied entry into others. Those who are prosecuted are routinely prevented from mounting an effective defense, because witnesses who…

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