In a world first, a list of the best and worst countries to be an atheist has been published. The…

An unprecedented international coalition of people accused of “blasphemy” in their home countries has called on the “people of Ireland”…

Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned states that criminalize apostasy. Speaking on behalf…

Humanists have urged the UN Human Rights Council to recognise the individual cultural rights of humanists and freethinkers across the…

Today on the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of ten NGOs jointly called on Mauritania…

The death sentence will be mandatory for “apostasy” and “blasphemy”-related crimes in Mauritania, under a new law passed by the…

A prominent Egyptian atheist YouTuber, who has been in hiding from “insult to religion” charges since 2015, has apparently disappeared after…

Egyptian lawmakers will consider a bill which would criminalize not believing in God. The proposed bill was discussed by the head of parliament’s…

New incidents or trends in seven countries show active persecution of atheists and humanists in 2017 85 countries in total…

A government official in Malaysia has, wrongly, repeated claims today that atheism is a “very dangerous” ideology which is prohibited under…