General news / 22 January 2018 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… Read More
Café Humaniste / 13 December 2017 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… Read More
General news / 11 December 2017 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… Read More
General news / 4 December 2017 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… Read More
23 November 2017 Atheism “very dangerous” and “unconstitutional” says government minister in Malaysia, again, wrongly A government official in Malaysia has, wrongly, repeated claims today that atheism is a “very dangerous” ideology which is prohibited under… Read More
Conferences / 22 November 2017 “Road to Reason”: Atheist Society of Nigeria holds its first National Convention This month the Atheist Society of Nigeria (ASN) organised its first National Convention in Lagos. The International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
Campaigns / 10 November 2017 Mauritanian blogger accused of “apostasy” to be released – His immediate safety is paramount A blogger imprisoned in Mauritania for almost four years, and who at various times was sentenced to death, now looks… Read More
General news / 25 October 2017 Academic sentenced to death as “Mossad agent” by Iran following torture and unfair trial Iranian academic, Ahmadreza Djalali, was sentenced to death last Saturday (21 October) and was given only 20 days to appeal against the… Read More
Conferences / 12 October 2017 “30 years… beyond belief!” First Humanist festival held in Italy by UAAR Clicca qui per leggere l’articolo in italiano The Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) celebrated its 30th birthday last… Read More
Members and partners / 11 October 2017 Let’s help Humanists in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is suffering a humanitarian emergency. Two hurricanes in less than one month have devastated the island. IHEU Member Organizations Humanistas Seculares… Read More
Growth and Development / 11 October 2017 IHEU awards seven grants to “Humanist Regional Hubs” In August the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) launched a new programme for “Regional Humanist Hub” grants. We have… Read More