UN Human Rights Council condemns Quran burning
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4 min readPakistan's Ambassador Khalil Hashmi assures that the resolution was not aimed at limiting free speech but at striking a prudent balance.
Supporters of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raises of the Quran, the Muslims' holy book, during a demonstration in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in response to the burning of Quran in Sweden, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP)
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