Sweden demonstration

Sweden offers $34,000 incentive for immigrants to return home amidst policy shift

Proponents of the policy, particularly members of the Sweden Democrats, argue that it will help ease the burden on Sweden’s social welfare system.

 A Swedish soldier stands next to a ceremonial cannon in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024.
Protestor Salwan Momika, who planned to burn a copy of Koran and the Iraqi flag, is escorted by police to a location outside the Iraqi embassy, in Stockholm, Sweden July 20, 2023

Anti-Islam activist burns Quran in Swedish demonstration

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a protest after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq July 21, 2023.

Iraq jails police for failing to halt torching of Swedish embassy after Quran burning

 Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023

Swedish government considers allowing police to stop Quran burnings


Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Quran burnings

Sweden's SAPO security service raised the terrorist alert from 3 to 4 on a scale from 1-5, reflecting a high threat.

 A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.

Sweden's ambassador to 'Post': We never approved Quran, Torah burning - opinion

Criticizing a religion or religious symbols is not punishable in Sweden; this falls under freedom of expression which is protected under the constitution.

 BURNING A Swedish flag to denounce the desecration of a Koran outside a Stockholm mosque, in Karachi, Pakistan, July 7.

Sweden says it's target of Russia-backed disinformation over NATO, Koran burnings

"We can see how Russia-backed actors are amplifying incorrect statements such as that the Swedish state is behind the desecration of holy scriptures," Carl-Oskar Bohlin said.

 A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.

Iraqis protest over Quran desecration; Iran condemns Sweden

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded Sweden hand over perpetrators to Islamic nations' judiciaries.

 People rally to denounce the burning of the Koran in Sweden and the Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, in Sanaa, Yemen July 4, 2023.

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Quran burning

Baghdad had notified the Swedish government "that any recurrence of the incident involving the burning of the Holy Quran on Swedish soil would necessitate severing diplomatic relations."

Protesters clash with security forces members as they gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023.

Would-be book burner admits: I never had any intention of burning a Torah

The 32-year-old said he had received permission to burn the Jewish texts simply to draw attention to the issue of Sweden allowing people to burn to Quran.

 A person who has been given permission by the police for a public gathering to burn a Torah and a Bible outside the Isaeli embassy, holds a Koran in his hand after choosing not to burn the books, according to local media, in Stockholm, Sweden July 15, 2023.

Swedish police receive application to burn Torah, other holy scriptures

HaCohen added that following the burning of the Koran, there were several requests to burn Torah scrolls, "but they did not take place because the Muslim leadership prevented it."

 Burning books.

Quran burning outside Turkish Embassy in Sweden complicates Swedish bid to join NATO

Turkey is currently blocking Sweden from joining NATO for housing Kurdish groups and the block will likely continue after this incident.

 Demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sweden’s NATO bid, in Stockholm

Back to Malmo

Malmo is Sweden’s third largest city; more than 40% of its inhabitants are Muslim.

An anti-Israel march in Sweden's Malmo

In Sweden, protesters shout antisemitism

I know that I am cynical and I know that these are angry words, but I am not sorry and will not atone.

Police is seen at the site of an attack near a synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden December 9, 2017

Neo-Nazis clash with police in Sweden during Yom Kippur rally

Dozens arrested as hundreds march under the flag of the Nordic Resistance Movement.

Members of the Nordic Resistance Movement gather before a demonstration in Gothenburg, Sweden September 30, 2017. Placard reads "Mona Sahlin is a criminal!"