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| Holodomor genocide denial is the statement that the Holodmor, the disatrous famine which claimed millions of lives in Ukraine, was not a genocide, as acknowledged by 19 countries, but either a natural catastrophe or democide. <ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/domestic/story/2008/03/080313_latvia_holodomor_oh.shtml </ref>/ | Holodomor genocide denial is the statement that the Holodmor, the disatrous famine which claimed millions of lives in Ukraine, was not a genocide, as acknowledged by 19 countries, but either a natural catastrophe or ]. <ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/domestic/story/2008/03/080313_latvia_holodomor_oh.shtml </ref>/ | ||
| As of April, 2008, 19 countries, including the United States, have recognized the Holodomor as a genocide<ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/domestic/story/2008/03/080313_latvia_holodomor_oh.shtml</ref> | As of April, 2008, 19 countries, including the United States, have recognized the Holodomor as a genocide<ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/domestic/story/2008/03/080313_latvia_holodomor_oh.shtml</ref> | ||
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Holodomor genocide denial is the statement that the Holodmor, the disatrous famine which claimed millions of lives in Ukraine, was not a genocide, as acknowledged by 19 countries, but either a natural catastrophe or democide. /
As of April, 2008, 19 countries, including the United States, have recognized the Holodomor as a genocide
Holodomor genocide denialism should not be confused with Holodomor denial, which is the statement that the Holodomor never took place.
Holodomor genocide denialism in Ukraine
The issue of the Holodomor remains very controversial in Ukraine. As of 2006, the Ukrainian government tabled a law which would make the denial of the Holodomor as genocide equal to denial of the Holocaust.
The law will make denying the Holodomor an act of genocide equal to denying the Holocaust an act of genocide against the Jews. The maximum punishment will be 100-300 "untaxed salaries", and a prison sentence of up to 2 years .
International Acceptance of the Holodomor Genocide
On November 28, 2006, the Government of Ukraine passed a law acknowledging the Holodomor as a genocide . Since then, 19 countries have acknowledged the Holodomor as a genocide.