📅 15 Òktober 1894
The French army arrested Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus on suspicion of treason. Antisemitic assumptions helped direct suspicion toward him despite weak evidence. The case became a public conflict over...
📅 22 Desèmber 1894
A military court convicted Dreyfus of treason and sentenced him to penal transportation to Devil’s Island. The case exposed how institutional authority and antisemitic prejudice could overwhelm...
📅 13 Yanüari 1898
Zola’s open letter accused French military and state authorities of suppressing evidence in the Dreyfus case. Published in L’Aurore, it intensified public debate and made antisemitism and...
📅 12 Yüli 1906
France’s highest court overturned Dreyfus’s conviction without a retrial, clearing him of the charge. His rehabilitation was a major victory for those challenging antisemitism and military secrecy,...
