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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Far-right leader who burned copies of Qur’an goes on trial in Sweden

Rasmus Paludan holding a copy of the Qur’an
Rasmus Paludan holding a copy of the Qur’an outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm in January 2023. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg/TT/EPA

A far-right Danish-Swedish politician who burned copies of the Qur’an in Sweden has gone on trial charged with incitement against an ethnic group.

Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the Danish political party Stram Kurs (Hard Line), is the first person to go on trial in Sweden in relation to Qur’an burnings.

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