Dreyfus affair
1894–1906 political scandal in France
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| 2021 | Far-right political opponent Éric Zemmour repeatedly questioned the clarity of Dreyfus's innocence, suggesting that the truth about the affair was not conclusive. |
| October 2021 | French President Emmanuel Macron opened a museum dedicated to the Dreyfus affair in Émile Zola's former home in Médan, near Paris, to commemorate the historical injustices suffered by Alfred Dreyfus. |
| 2019 | A film adaptation of 'An Officer and a Spy' was released, telling the Dreyfus affair story from Picquart's perspective. |
| 2013 | Robert Harris published the novel 'An Officer and a Spy', which tells the story of the Dreyfus affair from Picquart's perspective. |
| March 6 2013 | Ministry of Defence posted the secret file related to the Dreyfus trial online. |
| 2012 | Historians Pierre Gervais, Pauline Peretz, and Pierre Stutin publish 'Le dossier secret de l'affaire Dreyfus', establishing the original contents of the secret file and arguing that homosexuality played a central role in Dreyfus's slandering. |
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