publish time

03/06/2017

author name Arab Times

publish time

03/06/2017

author name Arab Times
STOCKHOLM, June 3, (AFP): Danish lawmakers on Friday repealed a centuries-old blasphemy law which forbids public insults of a religion, such as the burning of holy books like the Quran, cementing the country’s attachment to freedom of expression.Only a handful of blasphemy trials have taken place in the past 80 years, and several high-profile cases have been dropped.Predominantly Lutheran but also fiercely secular, Denmark was the only Scandinavian nation with a blasphemy law, which called for up to four months in prison upon conviction, but also just fines in many cases