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Censorship 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.

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Court 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.

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The 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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When a tweet can land you in jail: Criminal charges brought against Finnish MP

Imprisonment for posting a Bible tweet is now a very real possibility in Finland. The Finnish Prosecutor General has brought three criminal charges against Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsänen.

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“I will not be intimidated into hiding my faith” – free speech case concerning former Finnish minister continues

On 25 August, former Minister of the Interior and serving Member of the Finnish Parliament, Päivi Räsänen, faces her third police interrogation in recent months.

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Free speech case: Long-serving Finnish MP faces criminal investigation for questioning church leadership on Twitter

Are people holding public office allowed to express their deeply held beliefs? On 2 March 2020, member of the Finnish Parliament Päivi Räsänen faced a police investigation because of a tweet she posted on June 2019.

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