(Reuters) A Swedish appeals court on Monday partially acquitted a far-right activist convicted in [2024] of hate crimes against Muslims over statements he made whilst burning the Koran, and suspended his four-month prison sentence. The Skane and Blekinge appeal court acquitted Rasmus […]
(Reuters) A Swedish court on Monday found four men guilty of belonging to Islamic State, carrying out activities such as recruitment and weapons training for the organisation, and sentenced them to between three and six-and-[a]-half years in prison. The Nacka District Court […]
(Reuters) Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would put two men on trial for setting fire to the Koran in a series of incidents last year that prompted outrage in the Muslim world and raised fears of attacks by jihadists. The two […]
(Reuters) An Iranian-born Norwegian man convicted of murder and terrorism over a deadly shooting rampage at an Oslo gay bar in 2022 has appealed his case, a lawyer for the victims said on Thursday. An Oslo court this month convicted Zaniar Matapour, […]
(Reuters) The threat of terrorism in Denmark and against its interests abroad has risen because of Israel’s war against Hamas militants in Gaza and a series of Koran burnings in Denmark last year, the Danish security and intelligence service PET said on […]
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