New report exposes the scale of blasphemy laws worldwide
Using examples drawn from among the 38 country entries updated in 2024, the Key Countries edition exposes the pernicious nature…
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At UN, Italian humanists spotlight issues of reproductive rights, LGBTI+ rights, and assisted dying
In a submission to the UN, Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR), a Member of Humanists International, has highlighted…
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At European Parliament, Italian humanists condemn rise of religious nationalism
In January, Adele Orioli, Director of Advocacy at the UAAR, spoke at an event on the topic of “liberal democracy”,…
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Italy: UAAR condemns unfair treatment of non-religious and clerical child abuse
The Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics has drawn attention to the unfair and unequal treatment of non-religious people…
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Unprecedented interference of the Vatican to modify an anti-hate crime law in Italy
The Holy See has invoked its Concordat with the Italian government to seek modifications of a law currently discussed by…
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“The Catholic Church must erase our names from their baptism registers”, says a coalition of European atheist groups
A coalition of atheist organizations in France, Italy, and Hungary calls upon the Catholic Church to delete the names of…
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Italian young humanists publish an illustrated guide to humanism for teenagers
The youth section of the Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) has just published "Good without a God.…
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Giorgio Maone from Italy: “We closed our venues before the lockdown, churches are still open today”
Thirteenth mini-interview in the #GlobalHumanismNow series: Giorgio Maone from Italy.
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20 humanist books to be auctioned off: make your offer today!
Italian and Belgian humanists donated 20 books to fund raise money for our Protect Humanists At Risk campaign
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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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Italy censors campaign to improve access to abortion and healthcare because it’s “offensive”
The Italian Council of State has overturned a previous ruling, in effect censoring UAAR's campaign to improve access
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