Christian Finnish parliamentarian blocked from entering UK to discuss free speech at religious liberty conference

Posted on August 19, 2026 
Filed under Culture wars

From the Alliance Defencing Freedom International –

“A Finnish parliamentarian has been blocked from entering the UK to give an address on freedom of speech at a conference this week, following her criminal conviction for ‘hate speech’ by Finland’s Supreme Court.

Longstanding Christian politician Päivi Räsänen, who is a member of the Finnish Parliament’s ‘Friends of the United Kingdom’ group, was due to give a talk in person this week about freedom of speech, at a religious freedom conference.…”

– Read the continuing saga. (Bold formatting added.)