![]() ![]() People can express themselves in various ways, such as through the burning of items.” “It does not just include verbal expression. “People benefit from an extended freedom of speech when they demonstrate,” University of Copenhagen law Professor Trine Baumbach told Reuters, explaining Danish laws. Turkiye on Monday said it strongly condemned what it called a “despicable attack” on the Qur’an and called on Denmark to take necessary measures to prevent this “hate crime” against Islam.ĭenmark has condemned the burnings as “provocative and shameful acts” but says it does not have the power to block non-violent demonstrators. ![]() Iraq’s foreign ministry on Monday called on authorities of EU countries to “quickly reconsider so-called freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate” in light of the Qur’an burnings. of the unfortunate and repeated incidents of burning and abuse of copies of the Holy Qur'an,” the statement added.īahrain summoned Sweden’s chargé d’affaires to condemn the burning of the holy book in Stockholm, the country’s foreign ministry said. Two such incidents have taken place in Sweden over the past month.Įgypt summoned Sweden’s chargé d’affaires to condemn the Qur’an burning incidents, the foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Tuesday afternoon.Ĭairo informed the chargé d’affaires of its “strong condemnation and complete rejection. ![]() Tuesday’s demonstration in Copenhagen by a group called “Danish Patriots” followed Qur'an burnings the group staged on Monday and last week in front of the Iraqi embassy. Last week, protesters in Iraq set the Swedish embassy in Baghdad ablaze. ![]() COPENHAGEN: A small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Qur'ans in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in Copenhagen on Tuesday after similar protests in Denmark and Sweden over recent weeks that have enraged Muslims.ĭenmark and Sweden have said they deplore the burning of the Islam’s holy book but cannot prevent it under rules protecting free speech. ![]()
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