BREAKING: Christian Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, who was criminally convicted for “hate speech” by her country’s Supreme Court for a church booklet she wrote decades ago, has today announced that she will appeal her case to the European Court of Human Rights. After nearly seven years of criminal prosecution for peaceful expression, the battle of Päivi and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, who was also convicted in March for publishing the booklet, for free speech continues.

This is a critical case for free speech across Europe.

🚨BREAKING: Päivi Räsänen unanimously acquitted for her Bible tweet, but convicted of “hate speech” for a 20+ year-old church pamphlet

The conviction is under the “war crimes and crimes against humanity” section of Finland’s criminal code, alongside Bishop Juhana Pohjola. Räsänen and the Bishop were convicted (in a 3–2 split decision) for “making and keeping available” the 2004 pamphlet written for their church.

The Court acknowledged the content did not incite violence or hatred, yet still found them guilty.

It even went so far as to say that the conduct in question was “not particularly serious,” while nonetheless finding them criminally liable.

The Court found them guilty for having “made available to the public and kept available to the public opinions that insult homosexuals as a group on the basis of their sexual orientation” in the decades old pamphlet.

🚨 Brazil is facing a censorship crisis.

Authorities in the country have attempted to silence and criminalise influencers, pastors, and everyday citizens — for nothing more than stating biological facts.

🧵A look at what we've seen so far: 🇧🇷 Nine Borges

Nine, an academic researcher and influencer, posted a video sharing her concerns about the financing and influence of pro-LGBT organisations in Brazil.

Now, she is under criminal investigation and facing potential prosecution for "transphobia"

adfinternational.org/cases/nine-bor…

BREAKING: Police arrest Christian pastor and visit his home after he commented on Islam and trans ideology while street preaching in Bristol.

Dia Moodley was arrested on suspicion of “inciting religious hatred”.

His “crime”? Peacefully preaching. What’s happening in the UK? 🇬🇧 Last November’s arrest was the second time Pastor Moodley has been arrested by Avon & Somerset Police for sharing his Christian views in the public square.

In January, officers visited the pastor’s home and questioned him further. The criminal investigation is ongoing.

Don’t let the EU off the hook on free speech. We wrote to the European Commission to remind Brussels exactly how the DSA imperils free expression. 🧵

Read the full letter 👇

In their November review of the DSA, the Commission had the opportunity to address free speech concerns head-on. Instead, they swept them under the carpet and kicked the can down the road until 2027.

But the DSA is already shaping what people can say online now.

NOW: The Supreme Court trial of Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen for a Bible tweet begins this morning.

If convicted, Päivi faces thousands of euros in fines, for peacefully expressing her Christian views online.

Päivi truly is the face of European censorship. Watch here for updates. Also on trial for alleged “hate speech” today in Helsinki is Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, who merely published a pamphlet written by Päivi in 2004—over 20 years ago—on her Christian understanding of marriage and sexuality.

Earlier this month, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was met with boos in the European Parliament (watch below) as she announced the EU’s latest censorship tool: The European Democracy Shield.

But what is the Democracy Shield?🧵 Presented as a “defence” against foreign interference, the Democracy Shield, if implemented, would in fact set up an offensive censorship regime with global reach.

WATCH: Von der Leyen speaking about the Shield:

🚨 Brazil is facing a censorship crisis.

Authorities are silencing online voices, punishing platforms, and even prosecuting citizens for peaceful speech.

🧵What we’ve seen so far: Take the case of Isabella Cêpa. She could face up to 25 years in prison in Brazil.

Her “crime”?

Sharing her beliefs about gender ideology online.

👉She was recently granted asylum in Europe, becoming the first Brazilian to receive refugee protection for her speech against gender ideology.

Between 2017 and 2024, Algerian authorities shut down all but one of the country’s 50 Protestant churches.

The crackdown on Algeria’s Christian community has reached a crisis point.
 
🧵 Here’s what you should know: The government’s stated reasons for closing these churches include lapsed registration licenses and vague building safety issues. All are pretexts. 

In reality, these church closures are part of a broader policy to suffocate non-Islamic religious life in Algeria.

NEW: Christian pastor threatened with arrest after being assaulted by Muslim men who objected to his peaceful street preaching in Bristol.

With our legal support, Pastor Dia Moodley is taking action against the police. 🧵

Support him:
adfinternational.org/en-gb/campaign… This is two-tier policing. And it’s not the first time police bias has impacted the pastor.

In March 2024, he was arrested after commenting on Islam and affirming that sex is binary while street preaching.

He was the victim of assault on that occasion too.

🚨Today, the EU takes a significant step toward strengthening online censorship, transforming the "Code of Conduct on Disinformation" into a mandatory part of the Digital Services Act.

The DSA threatens free speech across the world and must be repealed. The EU’s DSA has created one of the most dangerous censorship regimes of the digital age. It is an authoritarian framework that enables unelected bureaucrats to control online speech at scale—both in Europe and globally—under the guise of “safety” and “protecting democracy”.

🚨DAY FOUR of the global legal battle for free speech taking place in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

We’re supporting @BillboardChris’ right to express the truth on 𝕏 about one of the greatest child abuse scandals of our day: child transition.

Follow along for today’s proceedings 👇 Interestingly, Team eSafety have announced they will be DROPPING a witness who was expected to testify this morning.

That witness was Dr. Damien Riggs - an academic in favour of transgender ideology, with a personal relationship to Teddy Cook - the complainant.

DAY THREE ‼️

We’re back at the Tribunal at one of the most significant global free speech cases to date.

Can the Australian government censor @BillboardChris’ 𝕏 post which uses biologically-accurate pronouns, in case it offends?

We begin with an expert witness 🧵 First up is Professor Emeritus Patrick Parkinson, an eminent academic on family law.

He’s being cross-examined by Team E-Safety.

Parkinson makes clear that although he was not previously aware of Teddy Cook before Elston’s tweet, the subject matter of the WHO panel composition was part of a live political and public debate.

🚨We're commencing DAY TWO of @BillboardChris & @elonmusk's challenge against the Australian E-Safety Commissioner.

The state authority censored Chris's 𝕏 post which applied correct pronouns to an activist, and criticised gender ideology.

Join the live link below to watch. We'll be live tweeting throughout the day! @BillboardChris takes the stand.

⏰MELBOURNE: The Hearing is now beginning as @BillboardChris & @elonmusk challenge the censorial Australian government.

Can state authorities REALLY silence political speech if someone feels “offended”?

We’ll be live tweeting the proceedings - watch along on the link below 👇 LINK to watch the livestream HERE!

https://twitter.com/billboardchris/status/1906471610489643071

Could a THOUGHT be a CRIME?👮‍♂️

🚨TOMORROW, we hear the verdict in the case of Adam Smith-Connor - the army veteran charged for 3 mins of silent prayer near an abortion facility.

This could be the 1st time in modern British history

where someone is convicted for a prayer.🙏🧵 Officers interrogated Adam, "what is the nature of your prayer?" when he was found standing silently inside a censorial "buffer zone" (spread across several streets) in Bournemouth in Nov 2022.

Adam was praying, imperceptibly, about a child he had lost to abortion 22 years prior.

The prayer has cost him dearly.

BREAKING: We have urgently petitioned the Inter American Commission on Human Rights, which has authority over Brazil under the American Convention.

The censorship from the Supreme Federal Court and Superior Electoral Court violate intl law.

NOW is the time to intervene. The banning of X and targeting of @elonmusk @shellenberger @marcelvanhattem and others is symptomatic of a severe endemic problem.

Per recent surveys, the majority of Brazilians are afraid to share their views in public.

🚨BREAKING: Parents separated from daughter for objecting to her gender “transition” must, under threat of criminal charges, hand over documents for her legal “sex change”, a Swiss court has ruled 🧵

Read more and donate to support these parents
adfinternational.org/campaign/let-p… The court ruled against the parents who had appealed an order to hand over the documents. Backed by ADF International, they will seek to appeal this loss.

The parents have been separated from their child, now 16, for over a year by court order...

Voices across the globe standing up for free speech in Ireland 🇮🇪⚠️

The proposed “hate speech" law could be one of the worst violations of free speech in the West if adopted

Will you join us?

Share the video to #KeepSpeechFree ⬇️ Come alongside the intl free speech champions that previously called on @elonmusk to take action against state-sponsored censorship

NOW is the moment to act for Ireland

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