Association des anciens amateurs de récits de guerre et d'holocauste
Encyclopedia
AAARGH is a French
association which was founded in 1996. It publishes and circulates texts and writings from mainly French and German
Holocaust deniers
in different languages on the internet
, including Robert Faurisson
, Germar Rudolf
, the right-wing politician and former NPD
member Günter Deckert
, and Argentine Norberto Ceresole
.
The internet sites of the AAARGH were several times shut down by the French courts because their content was judged antisemitic. Since 2001 the website has been hosted by the Belgian
right-wing organization Vrij Historisch Onderzoek (VHO). In 2005, a consortium of eight groups, including SOS-Racisme and the Union des étudiants juifs de France (Union of Jewish Students in France), obtained a court judgment forcing Internet Service Providers in France to prevent access to the site - the first time a website was blocked in this way under French law. The decision was appealed by the Internet Service Providers on the grounds that they were not responsible for the content. However, the judgment was sustained. The site is no longer accessible to internet users in French territory.
The German Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien
(Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons) says that the AAARGH wanted to give denial a serious and harmless image. Their connection to Ahmed Rami indicates an at least superficial link to Islamic Fundamentalism
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
association which was founded in 1996. It publishes and circulates texts and writings from mainly French and German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Holocaust deniers
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
in different languages on the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, including Robert Faurisson
Robert Faurisson
Robert Faurisson is a French academic who is a Holocaust denier. Faurisson generated much controversy with a number of articles, published in the Journal of Historical Review and elsewhere, as well as various letters he has sent to French newspapers , which deny various aspects of the Holocaust,...
, Germar Rudolf
Germar Rudolf
Germar Rudolf is a German chemist and Holocaust denier.-Background:Rudolf was born in Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse. After finishing secondary education in 1983 in Remscheid, Rudolf studied chemistry in Bonn, completing his studies in 1989. As a student, he joined A.V. Tuisconia Königsberg zu Bonn...
, the right-wing politician and former NPD
National Democratic Party of Germany
The National Democratic Party of Germany – The People's Union , is a far right German nationalist party. It was founded in 1964 a successor to the German Reich Party . Party statements self-identify as Germany's "only significant patriotic force"...
member Günter Deckert
Günter Deckert
Günter Deckert is a far-right German political activist. He was the leader of the far right National Democratic Party of Germany . He has served five years in prison in Germany for various offences, including Holocaust denial and incitement to racial hatred...
, and Argentine Norberto Ceresole
Norberto Ceresole
Norberto Rafael Ceresole was an Argentine sociologist and political scientist, who identified himself with Peronism, left-wing militias and the ideas of his friends Robert Faurisson, Roger Garaudy and Ernst Nolte...
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The internet sites of the AAARGH were several times shut down by the French courts because their content was judged antisemitic. Since 2001 the website has been hosted by the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
right-wing organization Vrij Historisch Onderzoek (VHO). In 2005, a consortium of eight groups, including SOS-Racisme and the Union des étudiants juifs de France (Union of Jewish Students in France), obtained a court judgment forcing Internet Service Providers in France to prevent access to the site - the first time a website was blocked in this way under French law. The decision was appealed by the Internet Service Providers on the grounds that they were not responsible for the content. However, the judgment was sustained. The site is no longer accessible to internet users in French territory.
The German Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien
Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien
The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons is an upper-level German federal agency subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. It is responsible for examining media works allegedly harmful to young people and entering these onto an...
(Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons) says that the AAARGH wanted to give denial a serious and harmless image. Their connection to Ahmed Rami indicates an at least superficial link to Islamic Fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the "fundamentals" of Islam: the Quran and the Sunnah. Definitions of the term vary. According to Christine L...
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