11 h. ago 'In a liberal democracy such as ours, the right to offend is precious': Judge spells out importance of free speech as he overturns conviction of man who burnt the Koran

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam' as he set fire to the text outside the Turkish consulate in London in February.

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20 h. ago Burning Koran upsetting but not a crime, says judge in ‘victory for free speech’

Turkey-born Mr Coskun, who is half-Kurdish and half-Armenian, lives in England.

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21 h. ago Koran burning protester wins 'free speech' appeal to overturn public order conviction

In his ruling, Mr Justice Bennathan said freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to offend and shock

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21 h. ago Man found guilty after burning Koran wins appeal against conviction

He argued the act was freedom of speech

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21 h. ago Man who burned Koran in London wins appeal against conviction

The 51-year-old’s case was backed by free speech campaigners, who paid for his legal costs.

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44 h. ago Man convicted over burning Koran outside London consulate was ‘using right to free speech’, appeal hears

Hamit Coskun is appealing against his conviction after he held the flaming religious text aloft outside the Turkish consulate in London

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69 h. ago Man who burned Koran in street shouting 'f**k Islam' is appealing his conviction on grounds of 'free speech'

Hamit Coskun, a 50-year-old Turkish-born atheist, also shouted comments such as 'Islam is the religion of terrorism' as he staged his protest outside the Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge.

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2 d. ago Woman who shouted Nazi chant & made fascist salute before attacking man on Glasgow street JAILED

A WOMAN who shouted a Nazi slogan while also making a fascist salute for "entertainment" has been jailed for two weeks. Rochelle Green had been spotted by a police officer outside Glasgow's Mitchell Library last October 3. The 32-year-old went on to hit an elderly stranger on the head. Green was convicted of threatening and...

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann was snatched by organised crime gang, claims private detective

Bombshell comes as 15 cops move the convicted sex attacker from the ground floor flat where he has been holed up following his release from a seven-year jail sentence for rape after locals rumble his identity

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner moved from safe house

Three police vans swept into a sleepy suburb in northern Germany and led the convicted paedophile from the ground floor apartment where he had been staying.

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2 w. ago Koran burning protestor attacked by Muslim knifeman claims 'disgraceful' decision not to jail him is example of 'two

Activist Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning', as he held a flaming Islamic text aloft outside the Turkish consulate during a protest in Knightsbridge.

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2 w. ago Extremist Muslims 'given green light to take law into their own hands' warns campaigner after man is spared jail for knife attack on protester who was burning Koran

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning', as he held the flaming book during a protest in west London on February 13.

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2 w. ago Muslims 'given green light to take law into their own hands' warns campaigner after man is spared jail for knife attack on protester who was burning Koran

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning', as he held the flaming book during a protest in west London on February 13.

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2 w. ago Muslim knifeman who attacked protester who was burning Koran outside Turkish consulate avoids prison

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning', as he held a flaming Islamic text aloft during a protest in west London on February 13.

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2 w. ago Muslim man who attacked protester burning Koran outside Turkish consulate in London spared jail

Muslim man who attacked protester burning Koran outside Turkish consulate in London spared jail  GB News

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2 w. ago Man spared jail for assault after Koran burned outside Turkish consulate in London

A Muslim man who attacked another man who was burning a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been spared jail.

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3 w. ago ‘Tinder Swindler’ Shimon Hayut arrested in Georgia on Interpol request

Hayut, a convicted fraudster who was focus of a Netflix documentary, was detained on as-yet unknown groundsA convicted con artist who was the focus of the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler has been arrested in Georgia on Interpol’s request, officials have said.Shimon Yehuda Hayut, also known as Simon Leviev, was taken into custody on Sunday as he arrived at Batumi international airport in the south-west of the country. Continue reading...

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