On Holocaust Deniers and Free Speech

Look, I'm not a big fan of these Holocaust deniers, either, but the fact that in most European countries (France and Germany, just to name a couple) you can't even challenge individual points in the narrative (the total number of deaths at Auschwitz, the manner of death at the various camps, evidence on the prevalence of cyanide and coke, etc.) without the fear of being fined and/or imprisoned is something that I would have to say is equally troubling. You have to have free speech, folks. You also have to have an open inquiry or we're just as bad as the tyrants, I would say........................................................................................P.S. And it doesn't just pertain to the Jews, either. Anybody who even attempts to criticize the impact of Muslim immigration on his or her respective country is also playing with fire, and if you don't believe me, just ask former French Interior Minister, Brice Hortefeux. After making what most people would consider to be a modest critique at best, not only was the dude forced to resign from his post, he was also brought before a Paris Tribunal for "public injuries committed toward an individual because of his race, his religion or his origin, by speech, writing, image or means of communication to the public by electronic voice."...Wow, can you even begin to imagine what would happen if Sam Harris or Pat Condell ever moved to Paris?