Censored for speaking the truth

Why did the police investigate Pӓivi Rӓsӓnen, a Finnish doctor, mother of five, grandmother of ten, and devout Christian?

For her words. Because she told the truth about marriage. And for this, they made her out to be a criminal.

Can speaking the truth make Pӓivi—or anyone else—a criminal?

Before the Finnish police began investigating Pӓivi in June 2019, she had been an active member in the Finnish Lutheran Church and served as a member of Parliament since 2005, becoming the Minister of the Interior from 2011-2015.

But when Pӓivi addressed her church’s leadership about their sponsorship of a LGBT “Pride 2019” event, she wrote and spoke publicly on social media about her biblical views on sexuality and marriage.

The Finnish Prosecutor General brought three criminal charges against Pӓivi, accusing her of “hate speech” and discrimination in April 2021. These are serious accusations with real consequences.

Pӓivi’s courage is inspiring, but cautionary. She won her case and was unanimously acquitted in March 2022, but the Finnish prosecutor has appealed the decision and pushed criminal prosecution of her even after the court declared her innocence. Pӓivi’s fundamental freedom to speak her beliefs is still on the line.

ADF International helped defend Pӓivi at the Helsinki District Court, and we won. But her case isn’t over

Pӓivi’s government tried to silence her and make her out to be a criminal. But other nations can do the same to their citizens. We must stand up to censorship across the world because free speech should be a universal right—not only for Americans.

Now, free speech is often punished in public spaces—forced pronoun use in schools and universities, college speakers shouted down, and big tech censoring pro-life viewpoints and allowing harassment of pro-life groups. It needs proper protections.

<i>Alliance Defending Freedom: info@adflegal.org</i>

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