27 September 2013 IHEU objects to Russian court order to destroy the Qu’ran A local court in Russia has ordered the destruction of a translation of the Qu’ran on the grounds of “extremism”.… Read More
Conferences / 5 August 2013 A success in Brussels at the first European Humanist Youth Days Young people mainly from Humanist youth organizations across Europe came together at the weekend for the first European Humanist Youth… Read More
General news / 2 July 2013 Legal recognition for Humanist wedding celebrants in Ireland The Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) is "delighted" that it has finally achieved legal status for Humanist marriage ceremonies. HAI… Read More
General news / 1 July 2013 In the media: Is Humanism defined by what it is not? The leading daily business newspaper in Norway recently printed a satirical text by columnist Kjetil B. Alstadheim concerning the “non-politics”… Read More
General news / 20 June 2013 Humanists around the world celebrate World Humanist Day, 21 June 2013 Humanists around the world are celebrating World Humanist Day. The annual event is an opportunity for individuals to learn about… Read More
General news / 20 June 2013 Humanists applaud Obama speech on how segregation into ‘faith’ schools “encourages division” Barack Obama has criticised the separation of children into separate 'faith' schools, because the process "encourages division" and is akin… Read More
General news / 13 June 2013 A little perspective on “Islamophobia” in Britain We must be vigilant against bigotry and hatred, but media inflation of the response to a murder, calling it an… Read More
General news / 12 June 2013 Russia waves through two illiberal new laws, as Nigerian anti-gay bill hangs in the balance The Russian parliament has unanimously passed an anti-gay "propaganda" law today, condemned by human rights groups around the world as… Read More
Conferences / 30 May 2013 Report from the first ever IHEU General Assembly in Eastern Europe While secularism is a distant dream in some parts of Europe, the broader Humanist movement is now “mainstream” in several… Read More
General news / 17 May 2013 Pride in Belgium as deMens.nu celebrates 10 years of same-sex marriage Many humanists around the world today are marking the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). While extending marriage… Read More
General news / 17 May 2013 French Freethinkers call for abolition of the Alsace-Moselle Concordat The French National Freethought Federation (FNLP), Fédération Nationale de la Libre Pensée, and the Rationalist Union, Union Rationaliste, have held… Read More