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Court convicts man for burning Quran outside London's Turkish consulate

Hamit Coskun, 50, was fined 240 pounds ($325) at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court after being convicted of being disorderly by shouting "F*** Islam."

 Hamit Coskun leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London, where he was sentenced to a £240 fine, with a statutory surcharge of £96 after he was found guilty, June 2, 2025.
 Turkey's Consulate General in Kensington, London, UK.

Man attacked with knife after burning Quran near Turkish consulate in London

 Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest in Tehran against the insult to the Koran after the Muslim holy book was burned in Stockholm, July 21, 2023.

Man shot dead in Sweden ahead of court verdict over Quran burning

 Cars are seen set on fire in Rosengard district, following Quran burnings that caused riots in several Swedish towns over the Easter weekend, in Malmo, Sweden April 17, 2022.

Sweden to prosecute two men over Quran burnings


Denmark to ban Quran burnings to ease row with Muslim states

The Danish government said it would seek to make legal changes that will ban Quran burnings.

 People demonstrate against the desecration of the Quran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023.

Sweden's ambassador to 'Post': We never approved Quran, Torah burning - opinion

Criticizing a religion or religious symbols is not punishable in Sweden; this falls under freedom of expression which is protected under the constitution.

 BURNING A Swedish flag to denounce the desecration of a Koran outside a Stockholm mosque, in Karachi, Pakistan, July 7.

Sweden says it's target of Russia-backed disinformation over NATO, Koran burnings

"We can see how Russia-backed actors are amplifying incorrect statements such as that the Swedish state is behind the desecration of holy scriptures," Carl-Oskar Bohlin said.

 A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.

Protesters burn Koran in front of Egyptian embassy in Denmark

Egypt summoned Sweden's chargé d'affaires to condemn incidents where copies of the Koran have been burned, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Protesters from the "Danish Patriots" demonstrate in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark July 24, 2023

Two protesters burn Koran in front of Iraqi embassy in Denmark

Iraq condemned the burning of a copy of the Koran in front of its embassy in Denmark.

 Protesters from the "Danish Patriots" demonstrate in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark July 24, 2023.

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Quran burning

Baghdad had notified the Swedish government "that any recurrence of the incident involving the burning of the Holy Quran on Swedish soil would necessitate severing diplomatic relations."

Protesters clash with security forces members as they gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023.

Swedish FM condemns storming of embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning

Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire early on Thursday morning.

 Protesters gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023.

Would-be book burner admits: I never had any intention of burning a Torah

The 32-year-old said he had received permission to burn the Jewish texts simply to draw attention to the issue of Sweden allowing people to burn to Quran.

 A person who has been given permission by the police for a public gathering to burn a Torah and a Bible outside the Isaeli embassy, holds a Koran in his hand after choosing not to burn the books, according to local media, in Stockholm, Sweden July 15, 2023.

Israeli, Jewish leaders condemn Sweden over approval of public Torah burning

The move echoes painful chapters of Jewish history in Europe, where the burning of Jewish books often heralded times of extreme persecution.

Demonstrators set fire to an Israeli flag during an anti-Israeli rally in Stockholm January 10, 2009. Several thousand demonstrators marched to the Israeli embassy, protesting against the military action in the Gaza Strip. REUTERS

Muslim states demand action at UN after 'Islamaphobic' Koran burning

While Western states voice concerns about freedom of speech, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is expected to bring its considerable influence in the UN to bear on the issue.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part in a protest against a man who tore up and burned a copy of the Koran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in Sadr city district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 12, 2023.