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Petition calls on Finnish universities to oppose US attempts to censor use of terms such as equality, climate change

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US President Donald Trump is trying to control language used by educational institutes around the world.

University of Helsinki chancellor Kaarle Hämeri said the US had pressured the university to remove certain words and terms from its publications about Fulbright scholarships.

The scientific community in Finland published an open petition calling on rectors of Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences to make a public commitment to protect the freedom of scientific research and freedom of speech.

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