Koran-burning protester wins appeal against conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence after arguing his actions are protected under free speech

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Turkey-born Coskun, who is half-Kurdish and half-Armenian and lives in England, had his legal case funded by the National Secular Society and the Free Speech Union. 

He said he had come to this country to ‘be able to speak freely about the dangers of radical Islam’, adding he is now ‘reassured’ that he is ‘free to educate the British public about my beliefs’.

Olivia Christie, Daily Mail, 10th October 2025.