Read More Atheist Republic Cases of custodial torture in blasphemy cases raise concern among Pakistani rights activists. Human rights activists in Pakistan have urged the authorities to modify some of the principles of criminal justice to ensure the grounds for fair trials and express their concern about the rapid increase in cases of custodial torture […]
Read More Atheist Republic Reputable western media outlets and other established mainstream news organizations have blindly echoed propaganda manufactured by Iran’s regime. In a December 4 article, Aljazeera reported that Iran’s prosecutor-general announced the cessation of the Morality Police. According to the article, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said the Morality Police has been “shut
Read More Atheist Republic Singapore’s Parliament unanimously voted to repeal Section 377A of its Penal Code on Tuesday, removing the colonial-era ban on sex between men. The abolition of this law came amidst slowly changing attitudes towards homosexuality in the South East Asian country. Last August, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in Malay, Mandarin,
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Read More Atheist Republic An Ohio-bound Southwest Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Arkansas after an unruly passenger tried to open the door mid-flight. “Jesus told me to open the door”: A Southwest Airlines passenger was arrested after trying to open the plane’s door mid-flight. https://t.co/cm6vJsh249 — Tiket2 Air Traveler Club
Read More Atheist Republic Three abuse victims of the Marist Brothers plan to seize properties of the Catholic order, including their Sydney headquarters, after failing to pay for the victims’ legal costs despite a court order. The Marist Brothers is an international Catholic order with a presence in around 80 countries. Founded in 1817, the
Read More Atheist Republic Monks were dismissed from a local Buddhist temple after failing drug tests in Thailand, leaving the religious institution empty. In #Thailand, a Buddhist temple lost its monks. They could not pass a drug testAs part of an anti-drug raid, law enforcement officers suspected the monks of a small Buddhist temple in
Read More Atheist Republic Indonesia’s national legislature passed a new criminal code on December 6 that will criminalize pre-marital sex. The new criminal code will apply to Indonesians and foreigners alike, and the punishment for sex outside marriage would be up to a year in prison. Aside from pre-marital sex, the new criminal law would
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Read More Atheist Republic On November 1, a federal court in Pakistan instructed an officer representing Baluchistan Province to submit a report regarding the marriage of a five-year-old girl in his district, as well as an overview of the practice of child marriage and what steps are being taken to stop it. The review stemmed
