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Sweden convicts man who burnt Quran, days after co-defendant shot dead
A Stockholm court on Monday convicted a man of inciting ethnic hatred during four Quran burnings in 2023 that sparked outrage in Muslim countries, a verdict that reignited debate about the limits of freedom of expression.
Sweden convicts Quran burner, days after co-protester’s murder
STOCKHOLM (AFP) — A Stockholm court on Monday convicted a man of inciting ethnic hatred during four Quran burnings in 2023 that sparked outrage in Muslim countries, a verdict that reignited debate about the limits of freedom of expression.
Sweden releases 5 arrested following the killing of an Iraqi who carried out Quran burnings
Swedish prosecutors say they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings.
Man suspected of 'burning Quran' arrested days after anti-Islam activist killed in Sweden
A man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence after a Quran was allegedly burned in central Manchester on Saturday. The suspect, 47, was taken into custody by police after the incident near the Glade of Light memorial. The memorial commemorates the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack.
Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'
Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm.
An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting
Swedish authorities say an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm.
Suspects in killing of Koran-burner in Sweden freed: prosecutor
Five suspects in the killing of Salwan Momika, who in 2023 repeatedly burned copies of the Koran, have all been freed, a prosecutor handling the case in Sweden said Friday. “The suspicions have been undermined and I see no reason to keep these people under arrest” over the killing on Wednesday,
Man who staged Quran burning protests in Sweden shot dead, authorities say
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, ...
Iraqi at center of Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead before court verdict
Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of Islam’s holy book drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to ...
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Swedish court convicts man for desecrating Holy Quran
A Swedish man has been convicted on charges of hate crimes for publicly desecrating Holy Quran in a ruling handed down five ...
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Murder of Quran desecrator in Sweden seen as attack on democracy
The alleged murder of Salwan Momika, the man who sparked outrage in Muslim-majority countries in 2023 by desecrating the ...
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Swedish court finds man guilty of hate crime over Holy Quran desecrations
Even if the motive was to criticise the religion of Islam, the actions and conduct exceeded by a clear margin what ...
Sweden convicts Quran burner, days after co-protester Salwan Momika’s assassination
Verdict on Quran burnings in Sweden postponed after murder of Iraqi Christian, sparking international outrage and diplomatic ...