Atheist blogger on trial in Russia for playing Pokémon Go in church
Ruslan Sokolovsky could face up to seven and a half years in jail, if he is convicted of “inciting religious…
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Humanists and civil rights activists mourn and celebrate life of Ramon Casha
We are deeply saddened by the death of Ramon Casha, chair of the Malta Humanist Association, and a campaigner of…
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Pakistan’s “disappeared” activists – What we know
Update 28 January 2017: The five activists and bloggers have now reportedly been released, however, they are alleged to have…
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New “Online Edition” of the Freedom of Thought Report launched today
The world’s only global report focusing on discrimination and persecution faced by the non-religious has a new “Online Edition”, launched…
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UPR statement on Denmark
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) UPR:…
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Build bridges, not walls
IHEU statement on the US Presidential election The International Humanist and Ethical Union is fundamentally aligned with equality — for…
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We must resist “debased” forms of freedom of religion or belief
President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, spoke this morning at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth…
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New directions, diversity and determination at IHEU General Assembly 2016
The IHEU General Assembly 2016 took place Sunday 22 May, at the Excelsior Hotel, just outside Valletta, Malta. President Andrew…
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Humanists in Malta
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the European Humanist Federation (EHF) held their respective General Assemblies in Valletta…
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Witnessing Horror in Father’s Dream Land: Tribute to a Believer in Free Speech
Rumana Hashem asks how the horrors of mob killing — including many unreported incidents — is destroying the social fabric of…
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Death sentence upheld against Mauritanian blogger for “insulting” Islam
An appeals court in Mauritania yesterday upheld a death sentence handed down to Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir in December 2014 for “apostasy”. The International…
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