Päivi Räsänen Appeals Conviction to European Court
Päivi Räsänen says the European court should overturn a 1,800-euro fine and find Finland violated her free speech and religion rights.
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Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen files appeal after conviction for quoting the Bible
Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish member of parliament and former interior minister, filed an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights this week following her March conviction for expressing Christian beliefs about marriage and sexual ethics in a 2004 church booklet.
Päivi Räsänen appeals conviction to European court
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has appealed her conviction for ethnic agitation to the European Court of Human Rights, seeking a ruling that Finland violated her rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. The Christian Democrats lawmaker announced on Thursday that she had lodged an application with the court in Strasbourg following her conviction by Finland's Supreme Court in March.
The verdict has also resulted in travel restrictions for Räsänen.
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The Finnish parliamentarian criminally convicted for “insulting” a group by Finland’s Supreme Court has filed an application to appeal her conviction to the European Court of Human Rights this week, commencing the final legal juncture of a landmark case for freedom of speech in Europe. In March 2026, Päivi Räsänen was convicted for expressing her beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a 2004 booklet written for her church. Lutheran Bishop Juha…
Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen (KD) has now filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights regarding her conviction for incitement against an ethnic group this spring.
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