General news / 10 May 2013 Secular groups criticise “World Statesmen Award” for Indonesian President The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Atheist Alliance International (AAI) and the Center for Inquiry (CFI) are dismayed that… Read More
General news / 9 May 2013 World Humanist Day: Court in Germany rules against non-religious student in equality lawsuit An administrative court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit on behalf of a non-religious student, claiming a right of exemption… Read More
Action Alert / 1 May 2013 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… Read More
Conferences / 30 April 2013 World Humanist Congress 2014 pre-registration announcement World Humanist Congress 2014 8 – 10 August 214, Oxford, United Kingdom From Friday 8 – Sunday 10 August 2014… Read More
General news / 25 April 2013 UK to become first country in Europe to outlaw discrimination based on caste The upper house of the parliament of the United Kingdom agreed to outlaw discrimination on grounds of caste earlier this… Read More
General news / 24 April 2013 Indonesian schoolgirls charged with blasphemy – IHEU protests Five schoolgirls in Indonesia have been charged with blasphemy ("defamation of religion") and face possible time in juvenile detention for… Read More
General news / 16 April 2013 Prominent Turkish musician convicted over “blasphemy” accusations The courts in Turkey have handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence to the country's most prominent classical composer on the… Read More
Action Alert / 9 April 2013 Call to action: Defend the bloggers of Bangladesh There is a serious threat to freedom of thought, expression and political opinion in Bangladesh. Atheist and freethinking voices are… Read More
Action Alert / 4 April 2013 Arrests of “atheist bloggers” shows Bangladesh authorities are “walking into a trap set by fundamentalists” Islamist parties provided a "list" to the authorities detailing "atheist bloggers" Government promised to take action against the bloggers Several… Read More
General news / 3 April 2013 International Topless Jihad Day (4 April) — “We stand in solidarity with Amina, and all those who will join her.” Death threats from authority figures, over a single topless photograph of an activist named Amina, have inspired a global backlash… Read More
General news / 28 March 2013 Death and humanist funerals in Nigeria Giving atheists religious funerals is a disservice that has been going on for some time. And now is the time… Read More