A prominent Nigerian atheist who was imprisoned for blasphemy has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison and is now living in a safe house as his legal team fears his life may still be in danger.
A new trend is growing among ethnic Albanians after Kosovo saw the emergence of a new movement calling Kosovars to abandon Islam, as a recent census affirms that Muslims are no longer the majority in Albania for the first time in over 200 years.
https://t.co/Ln6HFx9HSJ Albania’s Muslim population drops below 50% for first time in centuries
After going through an arduous legal battle that lasted over four years since his arrest in April 2020 for blasphemy, a Court of Appeal in the northern Nigerian state of Kano reduced Mubarak Bala’s sentence from 24 to 5 years in prison on May 13th.
As the Christmas season is fast approaching, many people are feeling the Christmas spirit, including those from The Satanic Temple (TST). But not everyone is on board with how TST is celebrating Christmas this year.
It is with heavy hearts that Atheist Republic bid farewell to a beloved champion of human rights in our international Atheist Republic community in Africa, Lynda Tilley.
Lynda served as a leader in the Atheist Republic's Consulate in Durban, South Africa. Her activism spanned a decade, and she served as a voice for the weak, oppressed, and voiceless throughout Africa. In Tanzania, she was endearingly called “Mamma Kelele,” which roughly translates to “Vociferous Woman” in Swahili.
After their company fired them for refusing to participate in daily Christian prayers, two non-religious employees in the United States filed a lawsuit against the firm, winning a $50,000 settlement.
Congratulations to freethinkers John McGaha and Mackenzie Saunders for their court victory after being fired for not attending company prayers. https://t.co/RuB2bxVvip via @RNS
The first atheist organization in Kenya is fighting for its survival after a Christian bishop and politician filed a case to have its registration suspended.
The Atheists in Kenya Society (AKS) said that fundamental civil liberties and rights for non-religious organizations and individuals in primarily religious Kenya are uncertain as it prepared to file a submission last July 24th in response to a petition filed against the group and the Kenyan registrar of societies by Stephen Ndichu, a bishop and speaker of the Kiambu County Assembly.
A federal judge in West Virginia ruled that the state’s corrections agency cannot force an atheist inmate to participate in a religiously-affiliated substance abuse program to be eligible for parole.
Charleston-based US district court judge Joseph Goodwin decided after Andrew Miller, an atheist and secular humanist imprisoned at the Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail, filed a lawsuit against the West Virginian state government last April for allegedly forcing Christianity on incarcerated people and failing to accommodate his requests to honor his lack of belief in God.
A city in Texas was sued by its local group of atheists for alleged discrimination after refusing to approve their application to put up their banners advertising an event, sparking new debates on how atheists are treated in an America that is becoming more non-religious.
In response to the derogatory attacks former US President Donald Trump made against atheists and other non-religious people at a recent event, the Secular Coalition for America, a group of non-religious organizations in the United States that also promote the separation of church and state, issued a statement condemning his remarks.
