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Swedish anti-Islam campaigner sentenced over Koran burnings days after co-defendant shot dead

Salwan Najem was fined and given a suspended sentence for hate crimes after publicly burning the Quran and making derogatory remarks about Muslims on four occasions, according to the Stockholm District Court.
Salwan Momika, Najem's co-campaigner, was shot dead last week, and the court dropped the case against him following his death.
The court stated that Najem and Momika's actions exceeded acceptable criticism of religion, expressing contempt for the Muslim community, as reported by Dagens Nyheter.
Sweden's Prime Minister expressed concern that Momika's shooting may be linked to a foreign power, highlighting the tension between free speech rights and community sensitivities.

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Swedish anti-Islam campaigner sentenced over Koran burnings days after co-defendant shot dead

Salwan Najem, a 50-year-old Swedish citizen, has been handed a suspended sentence after he staged public burnings of the Koran which led to unrest and caused strain between Muslim countries and Sweden.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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Protothema

Man guilty of hate crime in Sweden man who burned Koran

Salwan Najem sentenced to suspended prison and fine for burning and derogatory comments he made about Muslims in 2023

1 month ago

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The Hindu

Sweden convicts Quran burner, days after co-protester Salwan Momika’s assassination

He was handed a suspended sentence, which in Sweden means that if he were to commit another crime during a two-year probation period, the court would re-evaluate his sentence

1 month ago·India

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Deutsche Welle

Sweden court finds Quran burner guilty of hate crimes

Salwan Najem was fined and given a suspended sentence over staging public burnings of the Quran. The court dropped the case against fellow campaigner Salwan Momika, who was shot and killed last week.

1 month ago·Bonn, Germany

Sweden convicts Quran burner, days after co-protester's murder

STOCKHOLM: 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 came just days after the murder of his co-defendant Salwan Momika. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

1 month ago·Malaysia

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