Gun violence: Gang crime looms over election in Sweden as shootings spread
JOHAN AHLANDER and SIMON JOHNSON, of Reuters, report on the role gang violence is playing in Sweden’s September election…
Finnish court acquits lawmaker in freedom of speech case
Helsinki, FinlandAP A Finnish court on Wednesday acquitted a Christian Democrat lawmaker and former interior minister of alleged incitement against gay people, in a case considered an important precedent on the limits of freedom of speech in the Nordic country. The Helsinki District Court said in its ruling that while some of the public statements […]
Christian MP goes on trial in Finland for calling homosexuality a disorder
Helsinki, FinlandReuters A Finnish Christian democrat MP and former minister of the interior went on trial on Monday for agitation against gay people over comments in which she described homosexuality as a developmental disorder and a sin. In the unprecedented case over freedom of speech, the Helsinki district court must also decide whether citing the […]