Public burning of Koran tests Sweden's stance on freedom of expression • FRANCE 24 English |
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The run-up to #Sweden’s general election this autumn has seen the leader of a right-wing extremist party tour the country, burning copies of the #Koran. Rasmus Paludan's actions have caused widespread #riots across the country and calls for the burning of Islam's holy book to be banned in Sweden. But former asylum seekers from the #Muslim world are among the voices trying to resist any change in Sweden's freedom of expression laws.
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