{"id":84000,"date":"2026-02-04T19:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=84000"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:27:48","slug":"finnish-parliamentarian-on-trial-for-bible-tweet-testifies-before-u-s-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/finnish-parliamentarian-on-trial-for-bible-tweet-testifies-before-u-s-congress","title":{"rendered":"Finnish\u00a0Parliamentarian on\u00a0trial for\u00a0Bible\u00a0tweet\u00a0testifies\u00a0before U.S. Congress: &#8220;European censorship is a worldwide concern\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84000\" class=\"elementor elementor-84000\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d93511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d93511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c01fba2\" data-id=\"7c01fba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e6e38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e6e38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4692b3b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4692b3b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aee7d1f\" data-id=\"7aee7d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416d1102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"416d1102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">At\u00a0House\u00a0Judiciary Committee\u00a0hearing,\u00a0Parliamentarian P\u00e4ivi\u00a0R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u00a0testifies about\u00a0her six-year-long criminal prosecution\u00a0for tweeting a Bible verse\u00a0under Finnish \u201chate speech\u201d law.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">An\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">ADF International European legal\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">expert<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">further testified on the dangers of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">European<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">\u00a0online<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">\u00a0censorship<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">, including\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">through the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">EU Digital Services Act<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">in addition to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">Irish comedian\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">Graham Linehan, who testified on his<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">\u00a0UK<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">\u00a0arrest<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">\u00a0for X posts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148675998 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest PointComment CommentHighlightRest SCXW148675998 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32395867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32395867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-40-1-1024x606.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-84020\" alt=\"Photo of P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen In the US House of Judiciary hearing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-40-1-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-40-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-40-1-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-40-1-1536x910.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-40-1-2048x1213.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314d03cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"314d03cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 4)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 Today, experts from Europe delivered a warning to the U.S. Congress about the growing threat of European censorship to American free speech.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finnish Member of Parliament\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/free-speech-on-trial\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> addressed lawmakers in a hearing titled\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEurope\u2019s Threat to Speech and Innovation: Part II,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hosted by the House Judiciary Committee.<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her\u00a0testimony, she\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">detailed\u00a0her\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/paivi\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ongoing criminal prosecution<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Finland for expressing her Christian beliefs online, including in a 2019 Bible-verse tweet. R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s case has become one of\u00a0the\u00a0most prominent examples of the criminalization of peaceful speech\u00a0in Europe.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Speech that is lawful today can become criminalized tomorrow. This should concern every person that values freedom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d R\u00e4s\u00e4nen said. &#8220;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">My case shows where\u00a0this path can lead. Recent developments from the European Union, like the Digital Services Act, make European censorship a worldwide concern.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prosecuted for over six years under a \u201chate speech\u201d provision in the section of Finland\u2019s criminal code\u00a0pertaining to\u00a0war crimes and crimes against humanity, R\u00e4s\u00e4nen is currently awaiting a verdict from the Supreme Court of Finland.\u00a0Her legal\u00a0defence\u00a0has been coordinated by ADF International.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWhen\u00a0the state controls which ideas and beliefs may be expressed, democracy becomes fragile,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R\u00e4s\u00e4nen added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75509264 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"75509264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cSpeech that is lawful today can become criminalized tomorrow. This should concern every person that values freedom. <\/span>My case shows where\u00a0this path can lead. Recent developments from the European Union, like the Digital Services Act, make European censorship a worldwide concern.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17eac0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17eac0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lorc\u00e1n Price, Irish barrister and Legal Counsel with ADF International,\u00a0also\u00a0testified before the\u00a0Committee,\u00a0outlining\u00a0how\u00a0the European Union is\u00a0using\u00a0online\u00a0speech regulations\u00a0such as the Digital Service Act to create a dangerous\u00a0worldwide\u00a0censorship regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is now undeniable that the reach of the DSA is not just a European problem,\u201d Price said in his\u00a0testimony.\u00a0\u201cThe Commission has fired the first shots in a global struggle over whether people can speak the truth and whether American companies including Google, Bing, and Meta are free to continue to drive Internet innovation or instead be forced to help Europe silence speech worldwide.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Price warned that\u00a0the EU\u2019s speech restrictions\u00a0risk being exported globally, particularly through\u00a0large\u00a0online platforms that\u00a0operate\u00a0across borders, raising concerns for Americans whose lawful speech could be restricted\u00a0through foreign\u00a0censorship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He cited the DSA\u2019s first major fine of\u00a0\u20ac120 million\u00a0against X, which was issued in December for alleged violations\u00a0of transparency and user-protection obligations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe enormous fines levied on X by the EU commission proved beyond all doubt that the EU means to strangle free speech by a systematic assault on US companies,\u201d Price said.\u00a0In his written testimony, he added,\u00a0\u201cWhile these penalties are the first that the EU has imposed\u00a0under the provisions of the DSA, be under no illusions, they will not be the last.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Graham\u00a0Lineham, an Irish\u00a0comedian\u00a0and writer who was arrested for his X posts in September\u00a02025\u00a0in London, also provided\u00a0a witness testimony on the panel.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629e20c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"629e20c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3724eece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3724eece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The hearing follows\u00a0a\u00a0recent report from the House Judiciary\u00a0Committe\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/europes-threat-american-speech-and-innovation\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">previous\u00a0House Judiciary Committee session<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on the threat\u00a0of\u00a0Europe\u2019s growing censorship, during which Price also testified, warning lawmakers that European\u00a0censorship\u00a0laws\u00a0threaten free expression far beyond the European Union. The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/european-legal-expert-to-u-s-congress-protect-free-speech-from-european-censorship\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">initial\u00a0hearing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0focused\u00a0largely\u00a0on\u00a0the EU\u2019s Digital Services Act and its implications for Americans\u2019 online speech.\u00a0Most recently,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The House Judiciary Committee warned about the\u00a0DSA\u2019s risks to American\u00a0free speech\u00a0in\u00a0a new\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/new-report-exposes-european-commission-decade-long-campaign-censor-american\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">report<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II: Europe&#8217;s Decade-Long Campaign to Censor the Global Internet and How it Harms American Speech in the United States.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The DSA\u00a0grants the European Commission broad authority to regulate content on large online platforms. While framed as an online safety measure, the law creates strong incentives for platforms to remove lawful speech through heavy fines, government oversight, and reliance on \u201ctrusted flaggers\u201d to\u00a0identify\u00a0allegedly problematic content. Because major platforms\u00a0operate\u00a0globally, the DSA risks\u00a0establishing\u00a0a de facto worldwide censorship regime that affects users far beyond Europe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International has been at the forefront of raising concerns about the DSA and defending individuals targeted under Europe\u2019s expanding speech laws, including providing legal support in R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s case, which has drawn international attention as a warning of\u00a0the erosion of fundamental freedoms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c128b8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c128b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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