Man found guilty of hate crime in connection with Koran burnings in Sweden
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

A Swedish court convicted a man of hate crime for assisting in a Koran burning, causing international backlash.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish court on Monday found an anti-Islam campaigner guilty of hate crime over statements made as he assisted another man in burning the Koran in 2023, provoking anger in Sweden and Muslim countries.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Stine Jacobsen)
The main topic is a Swedish court's conviction of a man for hate crime related to Koran burning.
The man was convicted for making statements and assisting in burning the Koran, which was deemed a hate crime.
The incident provoked anger in Sweden and among Muslim countries, highlighting religious tensions.
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