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…
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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…
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UN debates Freedom of Religion or Belief
Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…
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IHEU condemns the charges, the verdict, and the sentencing in Moscow’s Pussy Riot trial
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned the charges, today's guilty verdict, and the harsh sentencing, in the…
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Gay Humanists protest Russia’s anti-gay legislation
The Pink Triangle Trust (PTT), a member organization of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (HEU), is protesting anti-gay legislation…
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Russian Humanist Society represents IHEU at conference in Russia
Despite difficulties put in their way by the Russian security services, Gennady Shevelev and M. M. Bogoslovsky of IHEU member…
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IHEU representatives at international conference in Russia
Mikhail Bogoslovsky and Gennady Shevelev have issued a press release at the International Conference on "Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue" held…
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Human Rights in Belarus
One of the more thankless tasks that the old UN Human Rights Commission set its experts was to report on…
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International Humanist Summer School Concludes in Russia
For two weeks (25 July - 8 August 2004) more than 30 students from Russia and Byelorussia attended two weeks…
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