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Academic to be Tried for Attending Holocaust Conference
Ali Ihsan Aydin, Paris
d banned from teaching at universities for his attitude toward the holocaust.
The French academic, who attended the conference titled “Review of the Holocaust: Global Vision” held by Iranian Foreign Ministry Foreign Policy Center, was previously convicted for denying the holocaust five times in his country.
The conference was attended by 67 scholars from 30 countries and found “unacceptable” by the European Union and the United States. Tehran was condemned for allowing it to take place.
Professor Faurisson had sparked reactions for his open letter “The Rumor of Auschwitz,” published in Le Monde.
The French academic was given a three month prison term and fined €7,500 for an interview with Iranian TV channel Sahar 1 in October.