{"id":2320990,"date":"2024-08-08T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worldwide-saying-men-cant-be-women-can-land-you-in-jail\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T07:57:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:57:34","slug":"worldwide-saying-men-cant-be-women-can-land-you-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worldwide-saying-men-cant-be-women-can-land-you-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldwide, Saying Men Can&#8217;t Be Women Can Land You In Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworldwide-saying-men-cant-be-women-can-land-you-in-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320990&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 article\u200d addresses\u2064 the \u200drecent riots in the\u2062 UK following the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-stabbing-attack-leaves-four-dead-and-five-injured\/\" title=\"A tragic stabbing incident in Illinois results in four fatalities and five injuries\">tragic stabbing incident<\/a> in Southport that resulted in \u200cthe deaths of three children. It raises \u2062concerns about the Labour government&#8217;s\u200c response, particularly comments made by Home Secretary \u2063Yvette Cooper regarding the \u2063regulation\u200c of social\u2063 media to tackle &#8220;misinformation,&#8221; \u2064which \u200ccould lead\u2062 to censorship of peaceful speech. <\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights examples of how nations, including Mexico and Finland, have \u2062prosecuted individuals for expressing views\u200c on\u200c social media that challenge\u200c mainstream\u200c ideologies. Notably,\u2062 Mexican congressman Gabriel Quadri and civil society leader Rodrigo Iv\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s \u200dfaced legal repercussions for their tweets on \u2063transgender issues. Similarly, Finnish\u200c parliamentarian P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen is\u200d undergoing criminal prosecution due to a Bible verse \u2063that criticized her church&#8217;s sponsorship of a pride\u200d parade, even after being acquitted in \u200clower\u2062 courts.<\/p>\n<p>The article also\u200b discusses\u2062 broader trends in various\u200b countries\u2014like Australia, Ireland, Scotland, and \u200bBrazil\u2014where legislation is developing that could criminalize speech deemed &#8220;hateful.&#8221; It emphasizes the troubling implications\u200c of such\u2062 laws, suggesting they may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-bill-gates-and-elon-musk-actually-cared-about-climate-change-theyd-stop-schmoozing-china\/\" title=\"If Bill Gates And Elon Musk Actually Cared About Climate Change, They\u2019d Stop Schmoozing China\">impose significant restrictions<\/a> on free expression and create a chilling environment for individuals who wish \u200bto \u2064share their\u200d opinions \u2062or factual statements online. Throughout, the piece conveys a sense \u200dof urgency about \u2062safeguarding free speech amidst rising governmental censorship tendencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The world has been shocked to see riots erupt throughout the United Kingdom following an appalling stabbing in Southport, England, last week, where three children died.<\/p>\n<p>But we should be alert to how the response of Britain&rsquo;s new Labour government to the disorder is creeping beyond a crackdown on violence. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5ydddy3qzgo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on Monday that social media companies should address &ldquo;misinformation,&rdquo; which suggests this crisis could be exploited to censor peaceful speech online.<\/p>\n<p>The fear is that the unrest in the UK will be used as an excuse to further infringe on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/businessman-kevin-oleary-defends-free-speech-online\/\" title=\"Businessman Kevin O\u2019Leary defends free speech online\">free speech online<\/a> in the country. In fact, there are many parts of the world where a perfectly peaceful tweet could land you criminal charges or even a prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>For example, take note of what happened in 2022 to congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/gabriel-quadri-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gabriel Quadri<\/a> in Mexico. Quadri was prosecuted for his Twitter posts on the dangers of transgender ideology, including comments about keeping female sports safe and fair. As millions opine freely on the myriad controversies at the Olympics, this should give us pause. Both Quadri and civil society leader <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/rodrigo-ivan-cortes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rodrigo Iv&aacute;n Cort&eacute;s<\/a> were convicted for &ldquo;gender based political violence,&rdquo; including &ldquo;digital violence,&rdquo; and punished in an absurd and demeaning manner for peacefully expressing the truth about biological reality online.<\/p>\n<p>A testament to the pound of flesh the state demands from those who dare to speak against its orthodoxies, Quadri and Cort&eacute;s were ordered to publish a court-written apology on X every day at set times and placed on an offender&rsquo;s registrar. Having exhausted all avenues for justice in Mexico, ADF International is appealing their cases to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.<\/p>\n<h2>Prosecution in Finland<\/h2>\n<p>Look too to what has transpired over the last five years in Finland, a country with deep roots in the rule of law. Longstanding parliamentarian and grandmother <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/free-speech-on-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P&auml;ivi R&auml;s&auml;nen<\/a> is being criminally prosecuted for a Bible verse she tweeted in 2019. Quoting from the book of Romans, R&auml;s&auml;nen objected to her church&rsquo;s decision to sponsor a pride parade. For this, she endured hours of police interrogation, three criminal charges, and two onerous trials. Despite being unanimously acquitted at both, she soon will be tried again at the Supreme Court of Finland, where ADF International is backing her legal defense.<\/p>\n<p>R&auml;s&auml;nen&rsquo;s case, in a supposedly free country, demonstrates that the censorial vigor of the state knows no bounds when it comes to silencing expressions of truth that expose the ideological falsehoods of the day. R&auml;s&auml;nen stoked no violence and evinced no hate, and yet she is being prosecuted for &ldquo;hate speech&rdquo; under the &ldquo;war crimes and crimes against humanity&rdquo; section of Finland&rsquo;s criminal code, which carries a potential prison sentence of two years. You better believe that if a much loved, and oft re-elected, civil servant of more than 20 years can be tried for a tweet, then the citizens of Finland are going to think twice before they hit post.<\/p>\n<h2>Cases in the EU, Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Brazil<\/h2>\n<p>In Australia, street advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/campaign\/support-billboard-chris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billboard Chris<\/a> was censored for tweeting the truth that trans-activist Teddy Cook should not serve on a World Health Organization panel for children&rsquo;s transgender policy given Cook&rsquo;s aberrant sexual practices. Chris posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13119521\/Sex-secrets-trans-kinky-Australian-bondage-bestiality-nudism-drugs-sex-change.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail article<\/a> on X entitled, &ldquo;Kinky secrets of UN trans expert REVEALED: Australian activist plugs bondage, bestiality, nudism, drugs, and tax-funded sex-change ops &ndash; so why is he writing health advice for the world body?&rdquo; Australia&rsquo;s &ldquo;E-Safety Commission&rdquo; tried to force X to take the post down. When X refused, they forced the platform to geo-block it, and now, Chris, supported by ADF International, and alongside X, is suing in defense of his right to speak freely.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiked-online.com\/2024\/07\/09\/theres-still-time-to-save-free-speech-in-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Irish<\/a> parliament is currently debating a &ldquo;hate speech&rdquo; law, which, if adopted, could criminalize the possession of &ldquo;hateful&rdquo; material with up to five years in prison. And in April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/jk-rowling-could-locked-scotlands-anti-free-speech-mob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scotland<\/a> passed a law criminalizing &ldquo;stirring up hatred&rdquo; against protected categories, including transgender identity, with a possible seven-year prison sentence. As is always the case where these laws take root, &ldquo;hate&rdquo; is undefined. Consequently, it&rsquo;s open season for a &ldquo;hate crime&rdquo; when such a transgression could be literally anything under the sun perceived as hateful by an offended party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/brazil-censorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brazil<\/a> is undergoing a crisis of extreme censorship, positioning the country as among the worst for restrictions on speech in the Americas. Earlier this spring, a Supreme Court judge threatened to wield his authority to shut down X in the country.&nbsp;Journalists, including American author Michael Shellenberger, are being criminally investigated for exposing the state&rsquo;s censorial crimes. Now X is deploying its legal team to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-left-is-evil-and-liberals-keep-voting-for-them\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Left Is Evil \u2013 And Liberals Keep Voting For Them\">preserve free speech<\/a> on the platform in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>At the&nbsp;international level, the European Commission is advancing efforts to make &ldquo;hate speech&rdquo; an EU crime, on the same legal level as trafficking and terrorism. Most recently, the European Commission has accused X of violating the EU Digital Services Act, triggering the promise of legal action from&nbsp;Elon Musk, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1811783320839008381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claims<\/a> that X resisted an &ldquo;illegal secret deal&rdquo; to comply with EU rules to censor &ldquo;misinformation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Raising our Voices in Resistance<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone must be free to peacefully debate the issues of our time, online or wherever they may find themselves, without fear of government punishment. But across the world state-driven censorship is proving to be one of the most insidious problems of our age. And it is not by accident that the brunt force of the state is often leveraged to silence expressions of basic truth, in particular in the digital space.<\/p>\n<p>Next time you reflexively exercise your free speech rights by firing off a tweet, remember those who have incurred the wrath of the state simply for doing the same. We must vigilantly resist the rising tide of censorship, and also the urge to self-censor, instead raising our voices to advocate for those silenced and sanctioned for nothing more than a tweet.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Elyssa Koren is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/preposterous-and-false-human-rights-watch-slammed-for-report-demonizing-israel-omar-tlaib-celebrate\/\" title=\"\u2018Preposterous And False\u2019: Human Rights Watch Slammed For Report Demonizing Israel; Omar, Tlaib Celebrate\">international human rights lawyer<\/a> and director of legal communications for <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/\">ADF International<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter: @Elyssa_Koren<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent riots in the United Kingdom, triggered by a tragic stabbing incident in Southport that resulted in the deaths of three children, have left many stunned. However, we must be cautious about how the new Labour government&#8217;s reaction to this unrest is extending beyond merely addressing violence. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated on Monday that social media companies need to tackle &#8220;misinformation,&#8221; raising concerns that this situation could be used as a pretext for censoring peaceful online expression.<\/p>\n<p>There is apprehension that the turmoil in the UK might serve as justification for further restrictions on free speech online. In various parts of the world, even innocuous tweets can lead to criminal charges or imprisonment. For instance, Mexican congressman Gabriel Quadri faced prosecution for his Twitter comments regarding transgender ideology and its implications for women&#8217;s sports. Despite millions discussing Olympic controversies freely, Quadri and civil society leader Rodrigo Iv\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s were convicted of &#8220;gender-based political violence,&#8221; including &#8220;digital violence,&#8221; simply for expressing their views online.<\/p>\n<p>In Finland, P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen has been criminally charged over a Bible verse she tweeted back in 2019 objecting to her church&#8217;s support of a pride parade. She has endured extensive police questioning and multiple trials despite being acquitted twice; she now faces another trial at Finland&#8217;s Supreme Court with support from ADF International.<\/p>\n<p>These cases illustrate how state censorship can suppress truthful expressions challenging prevailing ideologies. R\u00e4s\u00e4nen did not incite violence or hatred but is being prosecuted under hate speech laws related to war crimes\u2014potentially facing two years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Similar issues are emerging globally: In Australia, Billboard Chris was censored after tweeting about trans activist Teddy Cook\u2019s controversial background; he is now suing alongside X (formerly Twitter) over his right to free speech. Ireland is considering legislation that could criminalize possession of \u201chateful\u201d material with severe penalties while Scotland recently enacted laws against \u201cstirring up hatred,\u201d which lack clear definitions and could encompass any perceived offense.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil faces extreme censorship challenges as well; earlier this year, a Supreme Court judge threatened to shut down X due to its content policies while journalists face investigations for exposing government censorship efforts.<\/p>\n<p>At an international level, the European Commission aims to classify \u201chate speech\u201d as an EU crime akin to trafficking and terrorism while accusing X of violating digital service regulations related to misinformation control\u2014a claim met with legal pushback from Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s crucial that everyone feels free to engage in peaceful discourse without fear of governmental repercussions. State-driven censorship poses significant threats worldwide today\u2014often targeting basic truths within digital spaces specifically.<\/p>\n<p>As you express your opinions online through platforms like Twitter, remember those who have faced state backlash merely for doing so. We must actively resist growing censorship tendencies and avoid self-censorship by advocating loudly for those silenced unjustly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1555,"featured_media":2320991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/b-e1722876582792.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[32311,33417,32779,23850,16174],"class_list":["post-2320990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-free-speech","tag-gender-identity","tag-legal-issues","tag-trans-rights","tag-worldwide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/b-e1722876582792.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}