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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Josh Kutchinsky – “one of the greatest friends to international humanism” – remembered
Josh Kutchinsky, one of the greatest friends to international humanism, died last night. He had been suffering from an interstitial lung disease…
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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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Three more Café Humaniste held in Latin America
In less than a month the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) organised three further Café Humaniste events in collaboration…
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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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Humanists “actively persecuted” in seven countries in 2017, finds IHEU report
New incidents or trends in seven countries show active persecution of atheists and humanists in 2017 85 countries in total…
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