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Read More Atheist Republic Qatari police put an end to a one-person protest staged by British human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell outside of the Gulf state’s national museum ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be held on November 20. Mr. Tatchell, director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, stood outside the National Museum […]

Read More Atheist Republic Two Hindu professors are suing California State University (CSU) over the plan to enact an allegedly discriminatory policy. In ⁦@washingtonpost⁩:“The Hindu American Foundation, which represents the Cal State professors, says the university system is unfairly targeting Hinduism and that it has no right to define the religion at all, much less

Read More Atheist Republic On October 5, the Church of England released a report detailing the findings of a three-year internal review. An extensive look into the church’s personnel records uncovered almost 400 new cases of abuse. The Church of England’s Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2) national report has been published. Read the report on

Read More Atheist Republic On October 12, a man identified as Jay Prakash Mohanty was arrested in Uttarakhand, India, for social media posts insulting the Prophet Mohammad. Thirty-year-old Mohanty, a contract worker, was arrested by Naugaun Police after receiving a written complaint about his Facebook posts. Demonstrations were also held outside police headquarters, demanding action.

Read More Atheist Republic On October 4, plainclothes police officers in Gujarat, India, publicly flogged nine Muslim men in front of a cheering crowd. Video of the flogging went viral catching the attention of human rights groups. This video is said to show several Muslim men being flogged by police after they were accused of

Read More Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Greetings! On behalf of the organizing team for the Women of Color Beyond Belief conference, I would like to thank everyone who attended (in person and virtually) and supported us. It was an amazing event this year, and we could not have done it without you! We also want to

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show guest the coming Sunday has made it his passion to take on and debunk creationism. Aron Ra, a former Mormon now an atheist, activist and science educator, is the author of

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Join the freethinking community for a prominent Mexican celebration — being observed in a secular spirit — next week. The 2022 Secular Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Secular festivities begin at 6:45 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Nov. 2,

Read More Atheist Republic Iranian Female Rockclimber Competes Without Hijab, Faces Retaliation https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/iranian-female-rockclimber-competes-without-hijab-faces-retaliation Location: Iran Recently, an Iranian female professional rock climber, Elnaz Rekabi, publically competed in an international rock climbing event in Seoul, South Korea, without a hijab. The images of her climbing while her hair was flowing in a ponytail went viral. Her

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the awarding of $17,850 to the winners of the 2022 William Schulz High School Essay Contest.  College-bound high school seniors were asked to write a personal persuasive essay based on this