4 d. ago Man convicted of burning Koran and shouting 'f*** islam' outside Turkish embassy admits he is 'very worried' that he may now end up being killed

Hamit Coskun, 50, was ordered to pay £240 and a statutory £96 surcharge on Monday after screaming 'Koran is burning' and 'Islam is religion of terrorism' while holding a flaming copy the Koran.

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5 d. ago Tory warnings over 'backdoor blasphemy laws' after man who burned Koran is convicted of public order offence

Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning' while holding up a flaming copy of the holy text.

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5 d. ago Koran burner's conviction sparks warnings of 'backdoor blasphemy laws' as Robert Jenrick says the case is another example of two

Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning' while holding up a flaming copy of the holy text.

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5 d. ago Man convicted for burning Koran outside London's Turkish consulate

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6 d. ago Man who burned Koran outside Turkish embassy while shouting 'f*** Islam' found guilty of public order offence

A man who set fire to a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been convicted of a religiously aggravated public order offence.

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1 week ago Britain risks 'reintroducing a blasphemy law' by prosecuting man, 50, who allegedly shouted 'f*** Islam' as he burned Koran outside Turkish consulate, court hears

The prosecution of a man who allegedly burned a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London risks 'reintroducing a blasphemy law' in the UK, a court heard today.

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1 week ago Conviction of man over Koran burning ‘could resurrect crime of blasphemy’

Hamit Coskun, 50, is due to stand trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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