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Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death by mob in Pakistan

An enraged mob stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Koran in a remote village in eastern Pakistan, police said. The custodian of a local mosque said he saw the man burning the Muslim holy book inside the mosque on Saturday ...

13 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Row over pupils who damaged Koran raises free speech concerns – Braverman

Reports of death threats against pupils who allegedly damaged a copy of the Koran are alarming, the Home Secretary has said. Suella Braverman, who has spoken of her “deep concern” over the case, said it raised broader issues of free speech and ...

04 Mar 2023 at 08:47

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Muslim-majority nations express outrage over Koran desecration in Sweden

Muslim-majority nations have expressed outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Sweden. Some countries have prepared for street demonstrations following midday prayers to show their anger. In Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, activists ...

21 Jul 2023 at 10:24

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Denmark ponders law to ban burning of the Koran in front of embassies

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Sunday that the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Koran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the country. Foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in ...

30 Jul 2023 at 21:56

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Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over burning of Koran in Denmark

Hundreds of protesters have attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, following reports of the burning of a Koran carried out by a ultra-nationalist ...

22 Jul 2023 at 17:44

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Sweden’s security risk higher due to Koran burnings and protests, says agency

Sweden’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Koran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world, both of which have dented the Nordic nation’s profile, its domestic security service said on Wednesday. The ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:28

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Thousands of Muslims protest over Koran desecration in Sweden

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries to express outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country’s embassy in Iraq. The ...

21 Jul 2023 at 20:40

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Woman sprays Koran-burning protester in Sweden with fire extinguisher

Swedish police have detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he held a Koran-burning protest outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm. Video showed the woman going up to Salwan Momika ...

18 Aug 2023 at 15:43

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Turkey summons Danish envoy over Koran-burning protest

Turkey has summoned the Danish ambassador and accused Denmark of endorsing a “hate crime” after an anti-Islam activist burned two copies of Islam’s holy book in a solitary protest in Copenhagen. Rasmus Paludan, a ...

27 Jan 2023 at 16:32

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Protests against burning of Koran held across Middle East

Protests have been held in several predominantly Muslim countries to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands. The protests in countries including ...

27 Jan 2023 at 15:44

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Moscow court jails human rights activist for 30 months for Ukraine war criticism

A veteran human rights campaigner who criticised the war in Ukraine was convicted by a Moscow court on Tuesday of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian military and sentenced to two years and six months in ...

27 Feb 2024 at 12:51

Police speak to pupil who sent threats to autistic boy over damage to Koran

Police have spoken to a pupil who sent death threats to an autistic boy after he caused minor damage to a copy of the Koran. A Year 10 student brought the Islamic text to Kettlethorpe High School in ...

03 Mar 2023 at 17:02

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