Resistance fighter, co-author of the Declaration of Human Rights, anti-colonial activist and pioneer of the United Nations, Stéphane Hessel, has died…

Atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other non-religious people are discriminated against around the world, with expression of their views is often…

Baroness Warsi, a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister in the UK government, has emphasised in a speech to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…

The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning with effect from 28th February. During his papacy, Joseph Ratzinger has presided over –…

The Icelandic Parliament (Althing) passed a new law yesterday (30 January, 2013) which for first time in Icelandic history recognizes…

Yesterday the European Court of Human Rights threw out three of four cases brought by Christians who had alleged they…

Young Egyptian Facebook user, Alber Saber, has today been sentenced to three years for "offending" religion. He should be out on bail…

– New report highlights persecution of atheists – Blasphemy prosecutions rise with social media The International Humanist and Ethical Union…

The world is watching as three sub-Saharan African countries consider changes to their anti-homosexuality legislation. Anti-homosexuality laws in Nigeria, Uganda…

As Rimsha Masih still awaits trial in Pakistan, another "blasphemy" case has been resolved today, handing a 25-year-old man a…

Paul Kurtz, “an extraordinary proponent of Humanism” and former co-chair of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, has died aged…