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Koran burning unleashes fierce debate over freedom of speech

Denmark and Sweden struggle to balance long-held adherence to progressive politics with demands of national security

A necessary measure to protect national security or simply caving into pressure from Muslim countries?

Denmark’s and Sweden’s attempts to find a legal way to ban some burnings of holy books such as the Koran have unleashed a fierce debate on potential limits to freedom of speech both domestically and abroad amid a brewing diplomatic crisis.

“The Danish government is on a knife edge between our staunch support for freedom of speech and the necessity to protect Denmark’s security,” said Lykke Friis, a former centre-right minister in Copenhagen who now heads the think-tank Europa.

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