Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Swedish embassy in Baghdad set on fire over Quran sacrilege

Swedish embassy Baghdad Quran sacrilege

In the early hours of Thursday morning, scores of protesters in central Baghdad stormed the Swedish embassy, scaling its walls and setting it ablaze. The incident was in response to a planned burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Fortunately, all embassy staff in Baghdad were reported safe by the Swedish foreign ministry press office. … Read more

Swedish embassy, UN Women Pakistan commence global drive against gender-based violence

ISLAMABAD: As the ’16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ campaign has kicked off across the globe, the Swedish embassy and UN Women Pakistan have organised an event titled ‘2020 in retrospective – Celebrating Pledges Made to End Violence Against Women’. The event aims at eulogising the services rendered by human rights activists and feminists’ … Read more