Free Speech Or Blasphemy? UK Man Fined For Quran Burning As Critics Warn Of Legal Overreach - Worthy Christian News

Free Speech Or Blasphemy? UK Man Fined For Quran Burning As Critics Warn Of Legal Overreach - Worthy Christian News

by Worthy News Europe Bureau Staff (Worthy News) – In a case that has reignited debate over freedom of speech and religion in the United Kingdom, a British court fined Turkish-born filmmaker Hamit Coskun for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Consulate in London earlier this year–an act prosecutors labeled a “religiously aggravated public order offense.” Coskun, a 50-year-old Kurdish-Armenian documentarian who was once imprisoned by…

Free speech and limits to contempt of court

Calls for contempt laws to be codified are timely, highlighting the urgent need for reform in a democratic society.

Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard Fined $1000 Per Day, Held In Contempt Of Court –

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – During the June 6, 2025, hearing on our Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit against the Village of Dolton, disgraced former Mayor Tiffany Henyard was held in contempt of court for ignoring and noncompliance of two previous court orders. Henyard appeared...