It is illegal to question the holocaust (holocaust denial) in the following countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Israel
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Switzerland.
The following countries do not have laws against holocaust denial:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada (as of R. v. Zundel)
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China PR
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Congo, Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Honduras
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Macedonia (FYROM)
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
What do you think about holocaust denial laws?
It seems to me to be completely ridiculous that there would be laws on the books in certain countries that would prohibit scholarly debate about historical events.
The fact that these laws exist in the first place should raise a huge red flag in the minds of any critical thinking individuals.
Throughout this planet’s history there’s been numerous examples of historical records being uncovered that didn’t reflect the way events had been reported previously.
Scholarly debate should not be prohibited about world events regardless of how difficult the subject matter might be for certain people to handle.
Governments lie to their citizens. This is a fact. The best way to control a large number of people in a given country is to teach them a false history. This is a common practice employed by all ruling states.
I am not writing that this woman’s perspective concerning the holocaust is accurate. However, it’s an interesting viewpoint that deserves to be heard and debated. If there’s new evidence that sheds doubt on the official story, intelligent people should want to hear the information.
If something is based on the truth, it will survive all forms of public and private scrutiny.
This woman being jailed for voicing a contrarian opinion about the holocaust is the real crime that was executed by her government.
Look at 911, Oklahoma City, Waco, Texas, The Madrid Bombings, Pearl Harbor, and countless other big events that have been presented to the masses by their masters in a disingenuous manner.
If the truth about these happenings is discussed in public, the statements are immediately categorized as being conspiracy theories.
Imagine a day when a person will be imprisoned for questioning the offical story regarding 911. It’s outrageous to think this could happen.
It’s outrageous to imprison any person for questioning officialdom when we know that officialdom should always be questioned.
Very good comments here.
I am a Jew that sees the unfairness of these laws. In my considered opinion, I believe the holocaust industry has spun out of control.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year by Hollywood studios in an effort to produce major motion pictures that keep the memory of the holocaust fresh in our collective psyche.
It’s way over the top. It’s always in our face and it’s become a never ending agenda.
There are plenty of instances where mass genocide has been committed against a group of people in this world. But you don’t see museums being built in Washington, D.C. honoring their memory.
I have no doubt in my mind that many of my fellow brothers and sisters were treated horribly and murdered. So were a lot of Christian, Germans murdered.
Were Jews systematically murdered as claimed by the history books? I am not so sure. We must rely on the powers that be for verification of such information. And the problem with doing that is obvious. The powers that be and their media companies lie.
If the official story is accurate, the question arises why the exclusivity of Jewish suffering? Other groups have been killed in large numbers in the terrible 20th century. If the official story is wartime atrocity propaganda and is grossly distorted and exaggerated, one can rightly wonder why the story was invented and constantly thrown at the public over the past 70+ years. In other words, who benefits from the official account of the holocaust? (On our blog, we have addressed these questions as these are important.)