{"id":249380,"date":"2025-06-03T00:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/blasphemy-laws-are-back-koran-burning-activist-hermit-coskun-speaks-out-after-guilty-verdict\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:05:16","slug":"blasphemy-laws-are-back-koran-burning-activist-hermit-coskun-speaks-out-after-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/blasphemy-laws-are-back-koran-burning-activist-hermit-coskun-speaks-out-after-guilty-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Blasphemy Laws Are Back? Koran-Burning Activist Hermit Coskun Speaks Out After Guilty Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dgzve999rGQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Blasphemy Laws Are Back? 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He calls on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stop appeasing Islamists and defend freedom of expression in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>This extended interview is followed by panel reaction and debate on whether Britain has effectively reintroduced blasphemy laws \u2014 and what it means for free speech, religious criticism, and national security.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Support GB News by becoming a member from just \u00a35 per month: https:\/\/gbnews.com\/support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence for burning a Koran outside the Turkish embassy, activist Hamit Coskun speaks exclusively to GB News. He defends his actions as a protest against radical Islamism and the Erdogan regime, and says Britain is now enforcing blasphemy laws in all but name. 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