On Saturday, the head of the anti-Islamic group known as Pegida once again tore up a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in the Netherlands in a heinous act.

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning any violence against holy books and their desecration as a violation of international law.

In less than a week, two Danish extremists burned the Quran twice with the permission of the country's government; This issue has severely affected the diplomatic relations of Islamic countries with Denmark, as the Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced a few hours ago that the employees and diplomats of the Danish embassy were also forced to leave Iraq.

Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed about 1,000 supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad’s Green Zone housing foreign embassies.

Imam Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a message called the boldness of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden as a bitter, conspiratorial and dangerous incident and emphasized: "Severe punishment for the perpetrator of this crime is what all Islamic scholars have done, the Swedish government should hand over the perpetrator of the crime ...

The Islamic Radio and Television Union has condemned the repeated actions of burning the Holy Quran in the country of Sweden with the official permission of the government and the support of the police and official bodies of this country and has invited Muslims to hold peaceful marches and protest sit-ins and take appropriate positions regarding this ...

Iran's Intelligence Ministry says the Iraqi national who burnt a copy of the Holy Qur'an outside a mosque in the Swedish capital of Stockholm was affiliated with the Israeli Mossad spy agency.

The Human Rights Council is set to debate a contentious draft proposal on religious hatred in the wake of a Quran burning in Sweden, an initiative that has highlighted rifts in the United Nations (UN) body and challenged practices in human rights protection.

Sweden's Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömer, told the country's Aftonbladet newspaper that the government is considering the possibility of outlawing the burning of the Koran and the burning of other holy books, because recent cases of Koran burning have harmed Sweden's security.

Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran says that this country has stopped the process of sending a new ambassador to Sweden because of insulting the Holy Quran in this country.

The meeting will discuss measures to express a united position against the desecration of the Qur’an.

Hundreds of Iraqi citizens, protesting and condemning the burning of the Koran in Sweden, entered the embassy building of this country in Baghdad and removed the national emblem from the Swedish embassy.

Many Islamic countries, including Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan, reacted to the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden and strongly condemned this "anti-religious" move. Islamic countries have also warned that such actions would hurt the "sentiments" of Muslims around the world.

Iran, Jordan, Turkey and Yemen condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and called it a provocative and racist act.

Hundreds of citizens of Bamyan Province, in response to the insult and burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden, protested and demanded an end to anti-Islamicism and insulting the holy things of Muslims.

A large number of Herat citizens chanted anti-Sweden slogans and condemned the burning of the Quran in Herat yesterday (January 27, 2023) after the Friday prayers at avenue. They also emphasized that Muslims are ready to martyrdom to defend the Quran.

Hundreds of residents of Kunduz, Nangarhar, Zabul, Kandahar, Paktia and Paktika provinces protested the burning of the Quran in Sweden. Protesters chanted death to Sweden and burned the country's flag.

Following the desecration of the Holy Quran in the countries of Holland and Sweden, which led to the anger of the Muslims of the world, the people of Pakistan also protested in the city of Lahore, located in the east of this country.