Tag: Freedom of speech
A protester burned Putin’s photo in front of the Russian embassy in Helsinki
The protester defended his actions as justifying freedom of speech.
Ex-minister charged with revealing state secrets
The case involves joint spying operations by US and Danish intelligence services, which reportedly eavesdropped on Western leaders Denmark’s former defense minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been charged with leaking state secrets, after claiming that Danish military intelligence worked with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on a number of foreign officials, including […]
The Helsinki court convicted two journalists of revealing national secrets
Tuomo Pietiläinenthe reporter who was primarily responsible for the story was fined 50 days. Laura Halminenanother reporter mentioned in the byline, was not convicted because of his lesser role. “The other journalist had a clearly smaller role than his colleague and had sought to ensure that the publication was legal. The district court refrained from […]
We believe they are ready: USA for Sweden, Finland for NATO candidacy
“The issue of Sweden and Finland is not a bilateral issue. We have been very clear in public, and we have also been very clear in private about our views on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership candidates. We believe they are ready, we believe they are ready. should be added to the world’s strongest defense […]
Fallout from another Koran burning: How Rasmus Paludan’s actions could affect matters of enormous importance
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has condemned the actions of Rasmus Paludan in Stockholm on Saturday, where he burned the Koran near the Turkish embassy. Rasmussen referred to Paludan as a “Danish-Swedish” citizen, but he is Danish-raised, and it was in Denmark that he trained and worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time agitator […]
Turkey’s president says no support for Sweden’s NATO bid
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on NATO expansion on Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid to join the military alliance following weekend protests in Stockholm by anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Rasmus Paludan’s protest against the Koran on Saturday, saying it was an […]
‘Hurtful and despicable’: Pak PM Sharif condemns ‘burning’ of Koran in Sweden
Islamabad [Pakistan]January 22 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday criticized the alleged burning of the Quran during a protest outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Pakistani news agency The News International reported, adding that he called the incident extremely hurtful and despicable. According to the news report, Turkey and Saudi Arabia joined several […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Turkish activists set fire to the Swedish flag (VIDEO)
The protest broke out in response to the burning of the Koran in Stockholm Protesters set a Swedish flag on fire in Istanbul on Saturday in response to an anti-Islam activist burning a copy of the Koran in public near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. The incident took place amid a diplomatic spat between Turkey […]
Turkish activists set fire to the Swedish flag
The protest broke out in response to the burning of the Koran in Stockholm Protesters set a Swedish flag on fire in Istanbul on Saturday in response to an anti-Islam activist burning a copy of the Koran in public near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. The incident took place amid a diplomatic spat between Turkey […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Turkey questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sweden has been accused by Turkey of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and weed out their “propaganda” under an agreement signed in exchange for Ankara’s approval to join NATO. – World news – The latest diplomatic spat comes after an anti-Islam activist was allowed to burn a […]
Iran condemns desecration of the Koran in Sweden
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani vehemently condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and criticized the venture as a brazen example of hate mongering and violence against Muslims. – Politics News – “The repetition of the desecration of the holy book of one and a half billion Muslims is […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Sweden reveals complication in NATO talks
Turkey has repeatedly raised the issue of pictures of Swedish parliamentarians waving PKK flags, Stockholm’s foreign minister said Talks with Turkey about Sweden’s accession to NATO have become more difficult, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Saturday. That’s because images emerged in July showing several left-wing Swedish parliamentarians posing with flags from a Kurdish […]
Supo: Spreading fake news on behalf of a foreign power should be illegal
The Intelligence and Security Service (Supo) has proposed criminalizing information disseminated on behalf of a foreign state. According to Supo, it would be necessary to evaluate and find out whether the most blatant forms of disinformation should be regulated as punishable by law. The proposal emerged from the statement of Supo’s manager, Antti Pelttarito the […]
The Depp & Heard case and different limits on freedom of expression
It has hardly escaped anyone that there was a trial between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard during the spring. For weeks, it has been discussed who has been violent towards whom and whether anyone has witnessed the abuse or traces of it. P3 Krim tells this week about the background and the relationship between […]
Iran arrests third outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Iran has arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, several newspapers reported on Tuesday, the third Iranian director to be locked up in less than a week as the government escalates a crackdown on the country’s famous cinema industry. The arrest of award-winning director Jafar Panahi and greater pressure on filmmakers follows […]
Only 15% of the world enjoys free expression of information
A British group says that their latest study of worldwide freedom of expression shows that only 15% of the world’s population lives where people can receive or share information freely. In its Global Expression Report 2022, Article19, an international human rights organization, said that in authoritarian nations such as China, Myanmar and Russia, and in […]
Julian Assange has no prayer for the Empire of Lies
Wikileaks co-founder is on his way to a screening trial of politicians desperate for votes After several years on the run from various governments, Wikileaks editor Julian Assange now seems to be on his way to the United States, where he can expect to face a show trial during the election year built on a […]
The Court of Appeal takes into account Räsänen’s remarks related to homosexuality
Read more: Finnish legislature acquitted of desecrating comments on homosexuals (March 31, 2022) According to the court, Räsänen also did not want to offend or denigrate homosexuals. The prosecutor demanded a 120-day fine from the former board member. “Under no circumstances may the verdict take effect,” said Anu Mantila, the public prosecutor told me YLE […]
Russia’s history in 10 paintings
These Russian artists have depicted the most vital and dramatic events of Russia’s ten centuries of existence. Vasilij Perov. The first Christians in Kyiv (1880) State Russian Museum Christianity, which comes from the Byzantine Empire, began to spread across Russia long before the country’s official baptism of Kiev’s Prince Vladimir 988. According to some sources, […]
Swedish Prime Minister condemns unrest in the wake of Koran burning: Reports
Stockholm [Sweden]April 19 (ANI / Sputnik): Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has condemned the unrest that has engulfed several cities across the country after anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant meetings organized by the Danish right-wing extremist politician Rasmus Paludan, Swedish media reported on Monday. On Thursday, Paludan and his anti-immigration political party planned a demonstration that included […]
The Finnish legislature was acquitted of comments that disparage homosexuals
Räsänen was charged with three ethnic incitements and the North with one ethnic incitement. Both denied the charges throughout the proceedings, citing freedom of speech and freedom of religion. In its judgment, the Helsinki District Court recalled that, although freedoms are not unrestricted, their restriction requires particularly compelling social reasons. Safeguarding the equality and dignity […]
The Helsinki District Court rejected the incitement of the Christian Democrat MP
The Helsinki District Court dismissed all charges against the Christian Democrats on Wednesday. Päivi RäsänenIn the first case of its kind in Finnish legal history. The district court found Räsänen innocent in all three charges of incitement against a minority group in connection with his written and oral statements about homosexuality. The veteran politician has […]
Update: Russia excluded from Eurovision Song Contest, Finland participates
After several countries expressed dissatisfaction with Russia’s ability to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union announced Friday night that no Russian actor would take part in this year’s competition. The EBU issued a statement stating that the EBU Board of Directors had made a decision based on a recommendation issued earlier […]
Yle’s Eurovision petition: Exclude Russia or Finland withdraws
Yle has called on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Russia from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest due to the country’s attack on Ukraine. Yle added that Finland will withdraw from the competition if Russia is allowed to participate. The annual international songwriting competition will be held this year in the city of Turin, […]
Bäckman received a suspended sentence for persecuting Yle’s journalist
The Supreme Court has issued an academic Johan Backman 60-day conditional sentence for harassment of Yle reporter Jessikka Aro. Known for his close relationship with Russia, Bäckman repeatedly sent private messages to Aro on Facebook suggesting a meeting. He also published articles on Twitter and Facebook in which the court found that Aro had been […]
Räsänen’s trial: Yle defends its right to present controversial views
Yleisradio (Yle) has opposed the prosecutor’s demand to remove parts of the 2019 radio program that dealt with homosexuality. Yle filed its defense on Thursday in the Helsinki District Court, which is hearing the trial of the Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen are underway. Räsänen’s charges are incitement against three minority groups in connection with […]
Prosecutor: MP Räsänen’s statements could "increases homophobia"
Resolutions of the trial of the Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen The matter was heard in the Helsinki District Court on Monday afternoon. The former interior minister is accused of inciting three minority groups in connection with statements he made and texts and posts on homosexuality on social media. Summary of Räsänen’s case, public prosecutor […]
Christian Democrat MP Räsänen’s historic incitement trial begins in Helsinki
Trial of a Christian Democrat MP and former interior minister Päivi Räsänen Three charges against the minority group for incitement began on Monday in the Helsinki District Court. One of the accusations relates to Räsänen’s tweet sent in 2019 about that year’s Pride procession, in which he asked how "the basic doctrine of the church […]
Latvian NGOs demand that the Finnish authorities stop prosecuting Päivi Räsänen
Finland is a democratic country close to Latvia and has for many years been an example in building and consolidating a democratic society in which every citizen has the right to express his or her views with dignity on the basis of his or her religious and philosophical beliefs. Latvian NGOs believe that the accusations […]
The complete list of Russian Nobel laureates
After Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Peace Prize in October 2021, we remember other Russian laureates of various Nobel Prizes over the years. Alexander Kislov Russian Empire 1. Ivan Pavlov – Physiology and Medicine, 1904 Ivan Pavlov General goods Famous for his experiments with dogs, a pioneer in physiology, Pavlov was Russia’s first Nobel laureate […]
Row in the Park over a boycott flag in 2022, but what do the Danish politicians think?
In the middle of the wildly happy fans at the Park on Tuesday night after Denmark’s qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which starts in 13 months, was a more solemn figure: a fan who held a Dannebrog in the air with the words “Boycott Qatar 2022”. DR spoke with Daniel Niebuhr, the […]
Hong Kong University wants to remove Danes’ controversial sculpture
A Danish artist’s so-called shame support over the massacre at Tiananmen Square is required to be removed from a university in Hong Kong. It writes Politiken on Friday. The sculpture has stood on the premises of the University of Hong Kong since 1997. It is made by the artist Jens Galschiøt. Now the university has […]
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to two journalists from Russia and the Philippines
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and lasting peace. The committee announced the winner this afternoon. Ressa and Muratov receive the Peace Prize for their courageous struggle […]
Ex-mayor goes into the hassles of those in power
In the local elections in 1989, he won a seat on the municipal council in Hørsholm Municipality, where he sat for a full 20 years. From 2001 and the following eight years he was the mayor of the municipality – but not as a conservative politician in all the years. In 2008, Uffe Thorndahl resigned […]
Filmmaker jailed for 13 days on suspicion of violence against author
At 3 p.m., the man was presented with a charge of several counts of violence and rape against a known author. However, the judge has not found reasonable suspicion that the man should have raped the author. However, the charge has been upheld. According to the indictment, the episodes took place in Copenhagen and on […]
Filmmaker charged with several rapes by author
According to the accusation, he has raped and insulted the woman several times and exposed her to violence, among other things by spitting in her face, hitting her with a camera and tearing her hair. The man denies guilt. The prosecution demanded door closure and name ban as the investigation is still ongoing. The defender […]
* NEW * The massacre of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
A gloomy January morning in 2015 echoes shots from automatic weapons between the houses on a cross street in central Paris. Barely two minutes later, two black-clad brothers rush out of port number 10. They shout, “We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad. We killed Charlie Hebdo! ” The rescue personnel first on site are astonished […]
Conditional sentence for a man who incited ethnic hatred on Facebook
The Länsi-Uusimaa District Court sentenced a Espoo resident to 30 days in prison for inciting ethnic hatred on social media. His posts threatened the lives of certain ethnic groups. The court’s ruling was exceptional in that it imposed a harsher sentence – a suspended prison sentence – than the fines demanded by the prosecutor. The […]
Union criticizes the boss of retailers for sending antivax emails to staff
Juha Kärkkäinen, the top owner of the department store chain, has urged the company ‘s employees not to take the coronavirus vaccine. "I urged them to watch the videos and links and refuse jabi," Kärkkäinen confirmed to Yle on Thursday. Kärkkäinen’s message to employees was sent through the company’s internal communication system, said tabloid Iltalehti, […]
Associate professor dumps Jutland school’s ban on tummy tuck
It has aroused great debate that a primary school – Firehøjeskolen in Vejle Municipality – has banned so-called croptops from the oldest girls during school hours. Croptops are belly short blouses where you can see a piece of bare belly skin. School principal Bjarne Kyneb has explained to several media that the decision has been […]
Finland’s campaign against vaccinations for children and young people is confusing
Two doctors, the newspaper stressed, have seen that their professional practical rights are limited and reveal registers of social and health care professionals maintained by the Welfare and Health Supervision Authority (Valvira). The group has justified its opposition to vaccinating children and adolescents by referring to a “record number” of adverse event reports and arguing […]
Police are investigating defamation and illegal threats against top police
Eastern Uusimaa police investigate suspected cases of defamation and illegal threats against various persons against the chief inspector of the Helsinki Police Department Jari Taponen. Taponen, the head of the Helsinki Police Department’s crime prevention unit, has submitted a total of eight criminal reports in connection with the messages he has received. In one case, […]
The Finnish party filed a criminal complaint about the deletion of campaign advertisements in Helsinki
The Finnish party has asked the Helsinki Police Department to find out whether Ville Lehmuskoski, Director General of the City of Helsinki Transport (HKL), was guilty of discrimination or abuse of public office due to the removal of advertisements. HKL and advertising company JCDeaux, which sells advertising space, decided on Monday to pull at least […]
Election advertisements of the Finnish Party against Immigrants were removed from the streets of Helsinki
The outdoor advertising company JCDecaux and the Ministry of Transport of the City of Helsinki have decided to remove the Finnish Party’s election advertisements, according to which immigrants are treated favorably in the granting of rental housing in Helsinki. The notice includes a picture of the list of apartment building occupants that will appear in […]
U.S. professors claim that Finland’s public prosecutor is abusing human rights by accusing Räsänen
The charges are linked to a church drawn up by an experienced legislator and published by the Luther Foundation Finland, the legal entity behind the diocesan Evangelical Lutheran delegation. The April Prosecutor’s Office found the booklet to contain statements that despise and discriminate against homosexuals, insult their dignity and intolerance, and hate insofar as they […]
Lawyer: The most important case since the trial after the Occupation
The men are accused of having assisted a Saudi intelligence service in operating on Danish soil with a view to gathering information on Iranian military conditions. In addition, they are accused of supporting various groups in various ways – including financially with more than DKK 30 million – which are considered to be terrorist groups. […]
The Finnish MP accused ethnic agitation of remarks about homosexuals
Thus, the statements violate the boundaries of freedom of speech and freedom of religion press release from the Office of the Prosecutor General. One of the statements was published on the websites of the Finnish Luther Foundation and the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Embassy. The other two charges, in turn, relate to the statements of the […]
Former Minister of the Interior Räsänen accused of hate speech
The public prosecutor has accused Parliament Päivi Räsänen (CD). He is accused of three incitements against a minority group. Räsänen served as Minister of the Interior in 2011-15 and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party in 2004-2015. The charges against Thursday are based on three series. One concerns Räsänen’s writings on the websites of the […]
Foreign interference? Evidence points to American and Israeli interference in the Danish circumcision debate
Tip about the iceberg But it turns out that this was only the start of an international influence campaign for Danish politicians during 2018. According to a report by the Danish Embassy in Washington, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and delegates from both the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Conference of Presidents of the […]
Naser Khader apologizes for intimidating critics
Member of Parliament Naser Khader (K) has been accused of intimidating critics by contacting their employers to put pressure, and he now apologizes for the matter. He has been on sick leave since the stories came out, but has so far refused to comment on the matter. – Sorry. I lost track of time along […]
The third ethnic agitation against a Member of Parliament of the Finnish Party
Representative of the Finns Sebastian Tynkkynen has been charged for the third time with ethnic agitation after being charged in the Oulu District Court at the end of March. Tynkkysen has two previous convictions for similar crimes. He was convicted of hate speech in 2017 and fined $ 4,000 in October 2019 for anti-Islamic texts […]
The value of freedom of expression
In a democratic society, we must be able to disagree and cope with speech that offends our feelings. Many issues are so controversial and contradictory that we need to be able to discuss and debate. Otherwise, the development is towards a totalitarian system with only one correct view. During my time as a representative, young, […]
SAK survey: A quarter of employers restrict employees’ freedom of speech
According to SAK, a central trade union organization, one in four employers has unjustifiably restricted the right of employees and shop stewards to express their views on workplace matters. According to a SAK survey of union shop stewards, the most common ways to restrict employee freedom of speech are to ban work-related comments on social […]
Banning a full-face veil cannot be seen as a measure that frees women
Banning the whole facial smell cannot be considered a measure that liberates women. On the contrary, it is a dangerous and symbolic policy that violates freedom of speech and freedom of religion. “ “We call on elected politicians and the government to unequivocally support the fundamental rights of the country’s religious minorities and to commit […]
Concerns over Bukele’s great victory
In El Salvador, the landslide victory for President Nayib Bukele’s parties in Sunday’s parliamentary elections has caused concern among human rights activists and journalists. Freedom of speech enters a dark period, says Sergio Arauz, who is the political editor of the independent media agency El Faro. The 39-year-old Nayib Bukele, who often appears in sports […]
The lawyer: What Trump said falls under freedom of speech
Tonight, it’s time for Donald Trump’s defenders to present their arguments in the Supreme Court. Earlier, the prosecution argued that Trump should be convicted of setting fire to the mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6. Bruce Castor, one of the former president’s defense attorneys, will now try to show that everything Trump said […]
From Iceland – Russia’s planned protest to take place in Reykjavík
Russian citizens have planned to protest outside the Russian consulate in Reykjavík, according to a statement from the organizers to the media. The planned protest will take place on Saturday 6 February. Russian citizens will protest against human rights abuses committed by the Russian government. The protests have been heated recently imprisonment of Alexei Navalnybut […]
Police Chief: I would not offend anyone during Chinese visit
The Commission has previously stated that Claus Hjelm Olsen was responsible for a generally clearly illegal order. Citizens’ freedom of speech was violated. And he also came up with incorrect and misleading information, which was passed on to the parliamentary legal committee, the commission has concluded. But the deputy police inspector denies having bent the […]
From Iceland – MP proposes ban on denial of the Holocaust
The Social Democrat MP presented account at the parliament last Tuesday where an amendment to the Icelandic Penal Code is proposed: to make the denial of the Holocaust a punishable offense. The bill enjoys the support of all members of the Social Democrats, as well as Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir, Member of Parliament for the Reform […]
The youth wing of the Finnish party convicted of ethnic unrest
On Wednesday, the Pirkanmaa District Court convicted two members of the Finnish party’s youth wing of ethnic agitation. Toni Jalonen, a former youth vice chairman of the Finnish Party, was sentenced to 50 days for inciting an ethnic group and ordered to pay 300 euros. Johannes Sipola, who served as Finland’s chairman of the Lapland […]
Gun owners in the United States worried about Biden’s win
After Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, many are afraid that gun laws will be stricter. Yesterday, a protest was held against the election result in Phoenix, Arizona, and for many there, the issue of weapons was most important. – Joe Biden wants to ban this type of weapon, but no government should […]
JSN: The tax administration restricts freedom of speech by omitting tax information
“The tax administration has covered the tax data of about 4,400 people this year. The tax administration has justified compliance with the requests by mentioning the data protection regulation adopted by the EU in 2018.” wrote JSN. On Tuesday, the Finnish tax administration presented information to the media, which usually covers all persons with an […]
Kofod condemns Erdogan during French Mohammed crisis
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod (SocDem) has little left over for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments that Western countries are “resuming the crusade”. – It is time for Erdogan to stop his dangerous confrontational tendency, he writes on Twitter. French President Emmanuel Macron has previously said he will not condemn those who publish cartoons of […]
Arab countries boycott French goods
A crisis between France and the Muslim world is brewing. Calls to boycott France are spreading after President Macron criticized Islam in connection with the assassination of the French teacher who showed pictures of Mohamed cartoons. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Macron to undergo a psychiatric examination, which has led France to […]
Academic choices must guide teachers’ use of the Muhammad drawings
– That would be completely wrong. This is not something to be decided at Christiansborg. – It is the school and the teacher themselves who must assess which approaches and which teaching materials are to be used. Those choices must be made based on professional assessments, he says. The debate has flared up after a […]
More and more rights activists are being arrested in Vietnam
In Vietnam, a popular and leading human rights and democracy activist has been arrested. The arrest is one of many in recent times aimed at activists who in some way criticize the government of the communist one-party state. Pham Doan Trang is a 42-year-old activist who has fought for freedom of speech, democracy, and human […]
