A person stole a Koran from a mosque near the French city of Lyon and set it on fire at the weekend, religious leaders and a police source said on Tuesday.

Koran-burning conviction ‘could resurrect crime of blasphemy’, say campaigners. Hamit Coskun, 50, is facing trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to ...

Prosecuting a man for burning the Koran is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial heard. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “f*** Islam”, “Islam is religion of ...

She said in her written argument: “To render such an act a criminal offence is tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law in relation to Islam, rendering the Koran a specially protected object ...

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.

Salwan Momika caused widespread anger when he staged multiple Koran burnings in 2023. He was due to receive a verdict in a criminal trial in connection with the burnings today.

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.

Stockholm, Sweden: An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who repeatedly burned the Koran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockho ...

In short: Salwan Momika, who sparked unrest in Stockholm in 2023 when he burned the Koran outside a mosque, has been shot dead in Sweden. He was facing four counts of agitating an ethnic group and ...

An anti-Islam activist who sparked outrage across Muslim countries for burning the Koran has been shot dead in Sweden during a livestream on TikTok.. Salwan Momika, 38, was ruthlessly gunned down ...