Cautious welcome for new US-led International Religious Freedom Alliance
The United States Government has announced the formation of a new partnership of 27 governments to promote freedom of religion…
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#JeSuisMila: how Muslim fundamentalists ruined the life of a French girl
The story of a 16-year-old French girl who was forced to go into hiding after she received thousands of death…
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Almost half of US states discriminate on grounds of religion or belief, finds new report
The report, by American Atheists, finds only ten states have strong protections for freedom of religion or belief.
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Ex-Muslims in Sri-Lanka still have to gather in hiding
We are proud to support the work of Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka, forced to have their Annual General…
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Raif Badawi in isolation, 5 years after his first 50 lashes
On the fifth anniversary of the first 50 lashes administered on Raif Badawi Humanists International and other human rights organizations…
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Egyptian secularist facing arbitrary travel ban, now on hunger strike
Denied permission to travel despite their being no official court order, Ahmed Harkan has begun a hunger strike
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President of Zambia declares “fools think there is no God” – reports
Humanists and atheists in Zambia are stigmatised for not believing in God
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Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws
While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'…
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Italian photographer convicted of blasphemy after comparing the Church to a masochist club
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a…
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Freedom of Thought Report 2019 launch
Launch of the 2019 edition of the Humanists International Freedom of Thought Report, and dialogue on "The Humanist Contribution to…
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Humanists call on Norway to make constitution more inclusive
Norway's constitutional assertions of national Christian values and the privileged position of the church "send a signal of exclusion", humanists…
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