Atheist detained as a psychiatric patient still needs your help
This summer, IHEU reported on the case of an atheist, Mubarak Bala, detained in a psychiatric ward because he was an…
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ISIS: States across the region share in the responsibility, having promoted an ideology of supremacism and violence
Representatives of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva spoke this morning about ISIS,…
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Act now to #FreeRaif: Calling for freedom gets you 10 Years, 1000 lashes, in Saudi Arabia
Time is running out for a young activist who called for greater freedom, and now faces devastating corporal punishment and a decade…
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Humanist group needs help after robbery
Humanists doing great, important work in Kampala, Uganda, need your urgent help, following a significant burglary. The Humanist Association for…
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Mubarak Bala is free
WARNING: This article is from 2014, when Mubarak Bala was freed from the psychiatric ward where he was detained against…
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Nigerian man detained on psychiatric ward for “atheism”
A Nigerian man has been detained and medicated for over a week on a psychiatric ward in Kano state, Nigeria,…
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#TwitterTheocracy campaign after social network blocks “blasphemy” in Pakistan
Twitter recently agreed to block “blasphemous tweets” in Pakistan, thus becoming complicit in suppressing free speech, and in aiding Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.…
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IHEU supports Second World Conference on Untouchability
Last week saw experts and campaigners on caste discrimination come together in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a second World Conference on…
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IHEU Partner Wins UN Human Rights Prize
A partner of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in campaigning against slavery has been awarded the 2013 United…
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As humanists defend atheist bloggers, Islamists threaten “siege” of Dhaka
March against "atheist bloggers" outnumbered Dhaka building collapse rally at least five times over Islamists threaten "siege" of Dhaka if…
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New global report on discrimination against the non-religious
– New report highlights persecution of atheists – Blasphemy prosecutions rise with social media The International Humanist and Ethical Union…
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