1995 ⟶ Belgium Makes Holocaust Denial Illegal
In Belgium, Holocaust denial was made illegal in 1995.
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⚖️ Robert Faurisson Convicted for Holocaust Denial
French literature professor Robert Faurisson was convicted and punished for Holocaust denial under the Gayssot Act in 1990.⟶
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France⚖️ Belgium Makes Holocaust Denial Illegal
In Belgium, Holocaust denial was made illegal in 1995.⟶
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Belgium📰 Marco Polo Magazine's Holocaust Denial Article
In February 1995 a Japanese magazine named Marco Polo, a 250,000-circulation monthly published by Bungei Shunju, ran a Holocaust denial article by physician Masanori Nishioka which stated:⟶
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Japan📚 Harun Yahya's 'Holocaust Lie' Distribution
In Turkey, in 1996, the Islamic preacher Harun Yahya distributed thousands of copies of a book which was originally published the previous year, entitled Soykırım Yalanı ("The Holocaust Lie") and mailed unsolicited texts to American and European schools and colleges. The publication of Soykırım Yalanı sparked much public debate. This book claims, "what is presented as Holocaust is the death of some Jews due to the typhus plague during the war and the famine towards the end of the war caused by the defeat of the Germans." In March 1996, a Turkish painter and intellectual, Bedri Baykam, published a strongly worded critique of the book in the Ankara daily newspaper Siyah-Beyaz ("Black and White"). A legal suit for slander was brought against him. During the trial in September, Baykam exposed the real author of the book as Adnan Oktar. The suit was withdrawn in March 1997.⟶
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United States📜 Luxembourg Outlaws Holocaust Denial
In Luxembourg, Article 457–3 of the Criminal Code, Act of 19 July 1997 outlaws Holocaust denial and denial of other genocides. The punishment is imprisonment for between 8 days and 6 months and/or a fine.⟶
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