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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday upheld a German injunction preventing the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) from using Holocaust images...
Germany appeals court upholds conviction of UK bishop for Holocaust denial
The Regensberg Court of Appeals in southern Germany on Monday upheld the conviction of British Bishop Richard Williamson for incitement for denying the Holocaust . The court reduced his punishment , however, to a fine of...
A Lithuanian court ruled Tuesday that the image of the swastika is part of the country's cultural identity and not a Nazi symbol. The ruling came in response to a suit that was filed against a...
The Regensburg District Court in southern Germany convicted British Bishop Richard Williamson of incitement on Friday for denying the Holocaust and ordered him to pay a 10,000 euro fine. The case stemmed from an interview to...
Hungary parliament passes bill criminalizing Holocaust denial
The Hungarian Parliament passed a bill on Monday that prohibits denials of the Holocaust . The law, which passed 197-1 with 142 members abstaining, makes denying the Holocaust a criminal offense...
German lawyer for Holocaust denier Zundel convicted of incitement, insult
A former defense lawyer for German Holocaust-denier Ernst Zundel was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison Monday after being convicted of incitement and insulting the court during Zundel's original trial in 2005. Throughout Zundel's...
Germany court rejects Zundel appeal of Holocaust denial sentence
The German Federal Court of Justice said Monday it has dismissed an appeal made by writer Ernst Zundel to overturn his February conviction for denying the Holocaust. Earlier this...
Austrian neo-Nazi writer arrested in Spain for denying Holocaust
An Austrian writer wanted for denying the Holocaust was arrested Thursday by Spanish police in Malaga, Spain. Gerd Honsik was convicted of neo-Nazi activities in his native Austria in 1992 and sentenced to 1 1/2 years in...