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Indonesian woman jailed for two years after eating pork in TikTok video

A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork — considered forbidden in Islam — on a TikTok video. Judges at Palembang court in South ...

21 Sept 2023 at 18:04

‘Review to urge legal protection from blasphemy claims for teachers’

An independent review into political violence and disruption will recommend that teachers be legally protected from blasphemy claims by religious groups, the Times has reported. According to the newspaper, the report by the Government’s adviser on ...

18 May 2024 at 08:09

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Hindu tailor killed in cleaver attack amid religious tensions in India

Tensions were high in the western Indian city of Udaipur on Wednesday, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor’s throat and posting a video of it on social media. The attack represents a dramatic escalation ...

29 Jun 2022 at 13:24

Teachers ‘will be given free speech protection from blasphemy claims’

Teachers will be given legal protection from religious blasphemy complaints from religious groups under plans being drawn up in the Conservative manifesto, the Times has reported. According to the newspaper, schools will receive new statutory ...

27 May 2024 at 05:22

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Four people sentenced to death on blasphemy charges

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced four people to death for blasphemy, allegedly because they posted sacrilegious material on social media about Islamic religious figures and the Koran. Their lawyer said appeal preparations are underway....

25 Jan 2025 at 12:58

Man who burned Koran guilty of religiously aggravated public order offence

The burning of a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London amounted to a religiously aggravated public order offence, a judge has found. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “f*** Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Koran is burning” as ...

02 Jun 2025 at 14:29

Judge set to pass verdict after trial of man who burned Koran

A judge is set to pass verdict after the trial of a man who burned a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “f*** Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Koran is burning” as he held the flaming ...

02 Jun 2025 at 02:45

Man convicted over Koran-burning in London says ruling is assault on free speech

A man who burned a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London has branded his prosecution “an assault on free speech” as campaigners argued the ruling “signals a concerning capitulation to Islamic blasphemy codes”. Hamit Coskun ...

02 Jun 2025 at 16:58

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