Rivarol (magazine)

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Rivarol
EditorFabrice Jérôme Bourbon
Former editorsMarie France Wacquez
Circulation 3000 [1]
Year foundedJanuary 1951;71 years ago (1951-01)
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench
Website Official website

Rivarol is a French nationalist and far-right weekly magazine. [2] The editor of the magazine, Fabrice Bourbon, was condemned for incitement to hatred against Jews due to his articles in the magazine. [3]

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On 8 April 2016, around 600 fans of the magazine, attended a banquet in a Paris hotel, to celebrate the 65-year run of the magazine. The banquet included Jean-Marie Le Pen, Pierre Vial, Henry de Lesquen, Pierre Sidos, Yvan Benedetti, Alexandre Gabriac and Robert Faurisson [1]

Background

Established in January 1951, [4] the magazine was started as a meeting point, for those who had collaborated with the Nazis or who had been active with the Vichy regime and had just freed from prison. [1] Previous editor of the magazine was Marie France Wacquez. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "France: Rivarol, France's longest-living hate magazine turns 65 and celebrates".
  2. Michel Crozier (1971). The World of the Office Worker . University of Chicago Press. p.  195. ISBN   978-0-226-12167-3.
  3. "French far-right magazine fined for anti-Jewish incitement". European Jewish Congress. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. France: Rivarol, France’s longest-living hate magazine turns 65 and celebrates Schattenbericht. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. R. Kahn (18 June 2004). Holocaust Denial and the Law: A Comparative Study. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 111. ISBN   978-1-4039-8050-2.