“Once we are no longer free to tweet unpopular opinions — or even unpopular Bible verses — we will find ourselves living in an Orwellian future…“
Lies weiterOn trial for a Bible tweet
Finnish Government Puts Christianity On Trial, Calls The Bible ‘Hate Speech’
“The prosecutor began the day by trying to explain that this case was not about beliefs and the Bible…“
Lies weiter“Tantamount to a secular blasphemy law”: US Senators condemn prosecution of Finnish politician on trial for Bible Tweet
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has spoken about her dedication to free speech ahead of her criminal trial on 24 January.
Lies weiterLIVE FROM COURT: Finnish politician begins trial for tweet while demonstrators protest for the right to free speech
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has spoken about her dedication to free speech ahead of her criminal trial on 24 January.
Lies weiterCensorship would be “worse” than prison – MP speaks out ahead of Bible tweet trial
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has spoken about her dedication to free speech ahead of her criminal trial on 24 January.
Lies weiterFREE SPEECH ON TRIAL: MP who tweeted Bible verses could face prison penalty
A criminal conviction for posting a Bible tweet is now a very real possibility in Finland. On 24 January, former Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen will face a criminal trial after being accused of engaging in “hate speech” for publicly voicing her deeply held beliefs on marriage and human sexuality.
Lies weiterCourt date set for Finnish MP charged over Bible-Tweet
Will Finland imprison an MP over a Bible-Tweet? The Helsinki District Court has set the date for the hearing in the censorship case of Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsänen, for 24 January 2022.
Lies weiterPakistani Christians granted asylum after release from death row
This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*.
Lies weiterPakistani Christians escape death sentence
The Lahore High Court has overturned a death sentence for a Catholic Pakistani couple. A session court had sentenced Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel to death by hanging in 2014 over blasphemy charges.
Lies weiterThe unstoppable march of state censorship
Vaguely worded hate-speech laws can end up criminalising almost any opinion. Paul Coleman is the executive director of ADF International, a human-rights organisation defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. He is the author of Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech.
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