Italiam Foreign Minister endorses blasphemy laws
Italian FM criticizes French weekly’s ridiculing of Muslim prophet

“Religions are fundamental, they are important for many billions of people, and no one should allow themselves to mock them or joke about these values,” Terzi said.

He criticized that some people in the West were guilty of “irresponsible sensationalism” by abusing “deep religious sensibilities that must be respected for personal advantage”, according to local media.

He also pointed out that it was possible to prosecute those who had offended religion under Italy’s criminal code. “I think this should be a common principle to all the countries of the world,” he added.

A Syrian “freedom” group files lawsuit

Syrian organization files complaint against Charlie Hebdo

Syria’s Organization for Freedom is threatening court action against magazine Charlie Hebdo for “inciting hatred”. The Paris-based organization is taking action as a result of the satirical cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed which were published in Wednesday’s edition of the magazine, reports ‘France Press’, citing legal sources. The complaint, filed Wednesday, accuses the French magazine of “having decided to fuel the fire by publishing caricatures mocking the Prophet Mohammed” and of “public provocation and discrimination inciting hatred or national, racial or religious violence”. The court will now have to examine the complaint and decide whether to pursue legal action against the magazine…