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Northern Europe
Räsänen's lawyer “quite certain” top Court will take the appeal case
Matti Sankamo, the lawyer of the Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen, is “quite certain” that the Supreme Court will accept the application for an appeal against Mrs Räsänen. The lawyer said this to CNE.news in response to the news that the prosecutor has appealed against the acquittal of Räsänen. Finnish prosecutor…
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Northern Europe
Finnish prosecutor in appeal against Räsänen's acquittal
The prosecutor in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, has appealed against Mrs Päivi Räsänen’s acquittal. The charges against the Christian politician were dropped twice. The Supreme Court will be the last stage for the prosecutor. The prosecutor published this on Friday afternoon and has confirmed this to CNE. It is not…
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Eastern Europe
Celebration for gay community if Estonia brings same-sex marriage to Eastern Europe
Estonia was the first country to open marriage to people of the same sex. Since January 1st, homosexuals can tie the knot and even adopt children. The Estonian parliament decided on a “gender-neutral” marriage legislation in June. The law no longer mentions “a man and a woman” but “two natural…
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Central Europe
Police with tracking dogs, and other hindrances for churches during Christmas and New Year's time
Terror threats have hindered churches from giving free access to visitors during the December holidays. In at least four European countries, the police were on high alert. The German police arrested five suspects in Cologne. They are under suspicion because of strange behaviour in the neighbourhood of the giant Cathedral.…
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European Union
Anti-Semitism leads to blank envelopes for Jewish magazines
Recent research in seven European countries suggests that Muslims are more open to anti-Semitism than Christians, Hindus and Buddhists. Because of fear of anti-Semitism, in both Sweden and the Netherlands, Jewish magazines are distributed in a white envelope. Subscribers fear being recognised as Jews nowadays. The Judisk krönika decided this…
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Eastern Europe
Russia moves to ban abortion in private clinic
The Russian State Duma has a new draft on the table. The Parliament has to decide whether private clinics should be allowed to terminate pregnancies. One of the regions in Russia took the initiative for the ban. The document in the database of the Duma is signed by Evgeniy Lyulin,…
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Eastern Europe
After twelve years, Belarusian pastor finishes Bible translation
It took him twelve years, but finally, Anthony Bokun finished his translation of the Bible. He interpreted the original languages of the Bible and now presents the third version of the Holy book in Belarusian. !27331963_101714200645747_6757427509447030902_n.jpg—Anthony Bokun. Photo Facebook— Bokun started his job in 2011 when he started looking at…
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European Union
European Parliament votes in favour of controversial Parenthood Certificate
The European Parliament agreed to a report that seeks to recognise parenthood in all EU member states. The proposal is said to be controversial because it would promote surrogacy and gay rights. “With this regulation, the EU is on thin ice,” warns the Dutch Reformed SGP MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen. He…
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European Union
Russian top court condemns gay propaganda as “extremist”
The Supreme Court in Moscow has ruled that LGBT propaganda is “extremist”. Activists who propagate gay values are banned from continuing this. The German Deutsche Welle wrote about Thursday's ruling. In Russia, the traditional family of father, mother and kids is still seen as the leading image that has to…
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European Union
Government offices in the EU may ban religious clothing
The European Union’s top court has decided that public offices in member states have the right to refuse all religious symbols. This does only apply to people at the front desk but also in the background. The only rule is that the ban applies to all; from the Muslim head…
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