Earlier on Thursday, Ankara strongly condemned the anti-Islamist group’s plans, saying it was a “provocative act”, a Turkish foreign ministry source said after the ministry asked the demonstrations to be called off Was. Norway’s Foreign Ministry said that Turkey had raised the issue of planned demonstrations in a meeting. A spokesperson for the ministry said, […]
Following Paludan’s protest, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christerson stated that he supported freedom of expression. Christerson said on Twitter, “But what is legal is not fair. For many people, the burning of holy books is an act of utter disrespect.” Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He […]
