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Man convicted for burning the Quran

Controversial: Defendant Hamit Coskun posted on social media that he was protesting against the "Islamist government" of Turkey's President Erdogan who he said had made Turkey "a base for radical Islamists".

Should we have the right to offend? A man who burned a Quran in central London was found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence, sparking a divisive debate.

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