Atheist Republic Suspended From Twitter Without Notice!

Atheist Republic’s Twitter account, the largest atheist account on the platform, has been suspended yet again. Susanna McIntyre, the CEO of Atheist Republic, reports that she was met with an “Account Suspended” notification when she tried logging in to Atheist Republic’s Twitter on Friday, April 1st, 2022.

Nutjob Pastor Goes on a Literal Witch-Hunt

On Sunday, February 13, the attendance at the Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee heard a bizarre closing to their service. When the service was about to end, the church’s pastor, Rev. Greg Locke, began telling his church about the witches amongst them.

India's First Blockchain Marriage

A couple from India got married through a blockchain wedding, marking the first digital wedding in India powered by the cryptocurrency's infrastructure.

Indian Muslim Cleric Kills Man for "Hurting Religious Sentiments"

Two Muslim clerics and two civilians were arrested in the last week of January over killing a man accused of an allegedly offensive Facebook post.

Atheist Bloggers Told to Stop Criticizing Religion

By Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

For the last decade, Patheos, a multifaith media platform that hosts commentary from writers of different religions and the religiously unaffiliated, has been going in a concerning direction. According to departing bloggers and their manager, Dale McGowan, the nonreligious channel has been steered away from criticizing religion.

Another Indian Hate Site "Auctions Off" and Abuses Muslim Women

By Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

On New Year's Day, 2022, an app called Bulli Bai uploaded hundreds of photos of Muslim women in India to be “auctioned off,” in an attempt to degrade and harass them. Some of the women on the app are journalists and politicians.

Taliban Pours 3,000 Liters Of Liquor From Raid into Canal

By Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

On New Year's Day, 2022, the twitter account for the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), an intelligence agency controlled by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, posted a video of a raid where law enforcement agents arrested three people and seized 3,000 liters of an alcoholic substance just to be dumped into a canal in Kabul.

Research Reveals Most Banned Religions

A Pew Research Center annual study identified 41 independent states that imposed different restrictions on religious groups and organizations. According to the study, government restrictions limit religious expressions by targeting an entire faith, social movements, and political organizations with religious ties.

Council of Europe’s Hijab Campaign Faces Backlash

The Council of Europe (COE) pulled out ads for a campaign aimed at countering discrimination against European Muslim women who chose to wear head coverings. The Council of Europe is an inter-governmental human rights group with 47 member states. CoE also took down its Twitter post related to the campaign.

Afghanistan’s (Actual) Last Jew Flees Country

In September, Zebulon Simentov, a man who claimed to be the last Jew in Afghanistan, left the country. He claimed that he was the remainder of a centuries-old community and charged reporters who wished to interview him. The Associated Press (AP) reported that Simentov might not be the last Jew in Afghanistan.