by HRWF | Sep 23, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Bishop acquitted for hate speech elected chairman of the International Lutheran Council (ILC) HRWF (23.09.2022) – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) recently held the 2022 World Conference, where Bishop Juhana Pohjola was elected as its new chairman. The...
by HRWF | Mar 31, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Finnish MP wins on all charges in major free speech trial All charges against Finnish Parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Pohjola are unanimously dismissed following high-profile free speech trial The former Finnish Minister of the Interior, faced three criminal...
by HRWF | Jan 26, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Paivi Rasanen: Finnish MP in Bible hate speech trial BBC (25.01.2022) – https://bbc.in/3KNgvuM – A former Finnish interior minister has gone on trial for hate speech against gay people, following comments which she says were based on the Bible. ...
by HRWF | May 8, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Päivi Räsänen case in Finland leads to heated freedom of speech debate both in media and churches “Teachings based on the Bible must be free to discuss in public”, says the Finnish Evangelical Alliance. By Joel Forster Evangelical Focus (05.05.2021) –...
by HRWF | May 5, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
The Finnish Member of Parliament: “It did not even come to mind that my tweet or my opinions based on Christianity could be defamatory or insulting in any aspect”. “I will not step back from my conviction nor from my writings. I do not apologize for the writings of...
