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TOMORROW: Finnish Politician Faces Supreme Court for Bible Tweet
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Finland will hear the landmark case of Finnish parliamentarian Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola, who stand accused of “hate speech” for publicly expressing their Christian beliefs.
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Türkiye Labels Christians as ‘National Security Threats’ to Justify Mass Expulsions
Speaking today at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, Lidia Rieder, Legal Officer for ADF International warned that the government of Türkiye is systematically targeting Christians under the guise of “national security,” expelling hundreds of…
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US State Department Speaks Out in Support of Parliamentarian Prosecuted for Bible-Verse Post: “In a Democracy, No One Should Face Trial for Peacefully Sharing Their Beliefs”
A US State Department bureau said on Wednesday that the criminal prosecution of Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen “is baseless” and tweeted a Bible verse in support.
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European Court Dismisses Challenge to Slovakia’s COVID Worship Bans
he challenge brought by top EU official and former Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Dr. Ján Figeľ to the European Court of Human Rights is ruled inadmissible on narrow grounds.
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‘Hate Speech’ Case Over Bible Tweet Dragged Into 7th Year as Finnish Supreme Court Sets Hearing Date for 30th October
Päivi Räsänen, former Finnish Minister of the Interior, faces third court hearing after two previous unanimous acquittals Räsänen faces criminal charges for sharing her faith-based beliefs on marriage and sexuality, including on X in 2019…
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Police arrest ADF International team member and Canadian child protection advocate Billboard Chris for their signs, while ignoring violent counter-protestors
Belgian police arrest Lois McLatchie Miller and Chris Elston, for peacefully displaying a sign that read: “Children are never born in the wrong body”
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Top human rights court deems Evangelical church’s appeal inadmissible
Italian Christian community forced to pay tens of thousands in taxes or make “structural modifications” to their place of worship to satisfy the authorities’ demands that their space look more like “a conventional church” Represented…
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The Finnish Line: The Supreme Case of Päivi Räsänen After 6 Years
A Nation Watches as One of Its Most Respected Leaders Goes to the Supreme Court for Speaking Her Faith Update Sept. 2025: The Finnish Supreme Court has set the date for an oral hearing on…
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European Politicians Call for Social Media Censorship and Attack X and Meta’s Free Speech Policies as ‘Threat to Democracy’
X-owner Elon Musk accused of being in ‘conspiracy’ with ‘populists and the far right’ during debate at the Council of Europe UK Labour MP called out by MEP for criticising Mr Musk and Meta’s free…
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How the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) Affects Online Free Speech in 2025
Nicknamed the ‘Digital Surveillance Act’, the EU’s key online platform legislation hit its one-year mark in February 2025 The European Digital Services Act (DSA), which took effect last February, has been hailed as a landmark…
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