Räsänen prosecuted for tweet: Keep testifying your faith

In a remarkable move, Christian denominations in Russia joined each other to support their Finnish fellow believers.

The Finnish prosecutor has come under criticism by a group of American law experts about the indictment against the MP Päivi Räsänen. The prosecution itself is even a “serious human rights abuse” and form of “oppression”, the experts write.

The persecution of a Finnish MP and a bishop for their views on same-sex marriage is splitting Finnish society and the people’s church.