“Humanist” murdered by fellow university students for alleged “blasphemy”
A student who referred to himself as “The Humanist” has been murdered today by dozens of fellow students, after a “blasphemy”…
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Rationalists murdered and liberties threatened as state intolerance rises in India
Extremists are threatening and killing ‘rationalist’ activists. And they’re being emboldened by an increasingly intolerant government. There are reports today that…
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IHEU calls on states to stand up for right to artistic expression and scientific enquiry
In a discussion of a UN report on the issue of extremism and cultural rights at the UN Human Rights Council…
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IHEU at UN: Don’t distort concept of ‘secularism’ to clampdown on freedom
In the wake of the ‘burkini’ debate in France over the summer months and increasing levels of oppression in much…
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India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities
by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which…
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Where does humanism stand at a time of crisis?
Many people today feel the world is backsliding politically and that terror is escalating. President of the IHEU, Andrew Copson, asks…
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The situation in Iraq and Syria
The following resolution was approved by the General Assembly of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) 2016. The crisis…
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“Humanism is the ultimate, long-standing and unfaltering ally of LGBTI people everywhere.”
Humanists around the world have reacted with sadness and renewed determination in the face of the Orlando LGBTI nightclub massacre.…
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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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Two LGBT activists are latest victims of serial killings in Bangladesh
Two LGBT activists have been hacked to death at a house in Kalabagan, Dhaka. Xulhaz Mannan was editor of the LGBT magazine Roopbaan and…
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Academic hacked to death in Bangladesh
Early this morning (Saturday 23 April) a university lecturer was hacked to death in Bangladesh. Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique was a teacher…
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