Editing Holocaust denial (section)

=== Germany ===
The trial of a Canadian woman, Monika Schaefer, and her German-Canadian brother, Alfred Schaefer started in Germany in early July 2018. They were charged with {{lang|de|Volksverhetzung}} (literally 'incitement of the people', often phrased as 'incitement to hatred' in English-language media). The pair had published video clips on [[YouTube]] of their denial of the genocide of Jews. In the clips, Alfred Schaefer said that Jews wanted to destroy Germans, blamed them for starting both World Wars, and referred to the Holocaust as a "Jewish fantasy".<ref>Cohen, Reut (May 8, 2018) [https://www.bnaibrith.ca/canadian_alfred_schaefer_convicted_of_holocaust_denial_in_germany "Canadian Alfred Schaefer Convicted of Holocaust Denial in Germany"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707230455/https://www.bnaibrith.ca/canadian_alfred_schaefer_convicted_of_holocaust_denial_in_germany |date=July 7, 2018 }} [[B'Nai Brith|B'Nal Brith Canada]]</ref> Monika Schaefer was arrested in January 2018 in Germany while attending a court hearing of [[Sylvia Stolz]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/holocaust-denier-monika-schaefer-trial-jasper-alberta-germany-1.4735103Bell, Roberta (July 6, 2018) "Canadian Holocaust denier on trial in Germany for 'incitement to hatred'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223193320/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/holocaust-denier-monika-schaefer-trial-jasper-alberta-germany-1.4735103Bell, |date=February 23, 2020 }} ''[[CBC News]]''</ref><ref>Staff (January 4, 2018) [https://edmontonsun.com/news/national/canadian-holocaust-denier-arrested-in-germany-report/wcm/84bc1065-59bc-4da1-963f-638940a457f3 "Canadian Holocaust denier arrested in Germany: Report"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206195309/https://edmontonsun.com/news/national/canadian-holocaust-denier-arrested-in-germany-report/wcm/84bc1065-59bc-4da1-963f-638940a457f3 |date=February 6, 2019 }} ''[[Edmonton Sun]]''</ref><ref>JTA (January 9, 2018) [https://www.timesofisrael.com/canadian-holocaust-denier-arrested-in-germany/ "Canadian Holocaust denier arrested in Germany"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707230508/https://www.timesofisrael.com/canadian-holocaust-denier-arrested-in-germany/ |date=July 7, 2018 }}''[[The Times of Israel]]''</ref> Schaefer had been the [[Green Party of Canada|Green Party]] candidate in the [[Alberta]] riding of [[Yellowhead (electoral district)|Yellowhead]] during the federal elections in 2006, 2008, and 2011, but was expelled from the party after news reports surfaced of a July 2016 video<ref>Alfred S. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0_BZphQ7Qo "Sorry Mom, I was wrong about the Holocaust" (video)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808115751/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0_BZphQ7Qo |date=August 8, 2019 }} [[YouTube]]</ref> where she describes the Holocaust as "the most persistent lie in all of history" and insisted that those in concentration camps had been kept as healthy and as well-fed as possible.<ref>Staff (January 5, 2018) [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/monika-schaefer-alberta-holocaust-denier-arrested-germany-1.4474400 "Alberta Holocaust denier reportedly arrested in Germany"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807170547/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/monika-schaefer-alberta-holocaust-denier-arrested-germany-1.4474400 |date=August 7, 2019 }} ''[[CBC News]]''</ref><ref>Fishman, Aidan (January 4, 2018) [https://www.bnaibrith.ca/canadian_holocaust_denier_arrested_in_germany_following_b_nai_brith_complaint "Canadian Holocaust Denier Arrested in Germany Following B’nai Brith Complaint"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707202207/https://www.bnaibrith.ca/canadian_holocaust_denier_arrested_in_germany_following_b_nai_brith_complaint |date=July 7, 2018 }} [[B'Nai Brith|B'Nal Brith Canada]]</ref> In late October 2018, Monika Schaefer was convicted of the charge of 'incitement of hatred'. She was sentenced to ten months while Alfred Schaefer, also convicted, received a sentence of three years and two months.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/alberta-holocaust-denier-guilty-of-inciting-hatred-in-german-court|title=Alberta Holocaust denier guilty of inciting hatred in German court|date=October 26, 2018|work=National Post|access-date=October 28, 2018|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623215748/https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/alberta-holocaust-denier-guilty-of-inciting-hatred-in-german-court|url-status=live}}</ref>