Päivi: 'I may appeal to ECHR'

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  26 Mar 2026
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Päivi: 'I may appeal to ECHR'

Päivi Räsänen (Wikipedia)

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen says she is “shocked and profoundly disappointed” after the nation’s Supreme Court convicted her of “hate speech”.

Now, she says she may appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Finland’s highest court unanimously cleared her of charges relating to a 2019 tweet featuring a Bible verse.

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