Humanists join UN conference to implement plan on ending violence and atrocities
The UN is trying to find new ways to prevent religious extremism and violence, and humanists are represented, working right…
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Pakistani human rights defender Asma Jahangir dies age 66
Asma Jahangir has died at the age of 66. Asma was a great human rights defender and secularist, and the…
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“We serve every citizen of this Earth”: Puerto Rico Governor vetoes law against LGBT people
Last night Governor Ricardo Rosselló vetoed House Bill 1018, a measure that would have allowed individuals and religious groups to…
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Café Humaniste goes viral: from Suriname to Kenya, Uganda and the Philippines
Our Cafe Humaniste event in Suriname last month was a great success and was featured in national TV news. Now, the…
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Death sentence of Ahmadreza Djalali has not been suspended, contra to reports
An Iranian Swedish scientist, Ahmadreza Djalali, has been detained in Iran since April 2016, and received a death sentence last year. Some…
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Censored in Milan: a campaign to promote an alternative to religious teaching in schools
The Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) is running an ad campaign called “Can I choose when I grow…
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Religious can discriminate against LGBT people, says Puerto Rico Senate
Following the House of Representatives, the Senate of Puerto Rico has approved a law “to protect Freedom of Religion” which…
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Humanists denounce proposed law to criminalize atheism in Egypt
Egyptian lawmakers will consider a bill which would criminalize not believing in God. The proposed bill was discussed by the head of parliament’s…
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Atheists are selfish and “act without moral inhibitions”, Cyprus schools tell children
Humanist groups are protesting religious education resources in Cyprus, which mischaracterize atheists as narrowly materialistic and immoral, and which recommend…
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UK rejects asylum application from humanist because he fails to name ancient Greek philosophers
A man in the United Kingdom, originally from Pakistan, has had his asylum application rejected on the grounds of how…
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Humanist Association of Nigeria achieves formal recognition after 17-year campaign
The Humanist Association of Nigeria has finally achieved registration as a formal organization from the government. It brings to a…
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