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.
The King of Jordan approved a new cybercrime law on August 12th after being passed in the Jordanian Parliament. Critics and human rights activists fear that this new cybercrime law is more draconian than the previous one and that it will jeopardize rights both online and offline and could be used to target marginalized groups, particularly the members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
After he was sentenced to death in January for allegedly burning the Quran, 35-year-old Javad Rouhi mysteriously died while under the custody of the Iranian authorities, sparking anger among Iranians at a time when the first anniversary of the protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death is fast approaching.
A man in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for his Tweets criticizing the country’s leadership following an intensifying crackdown against dissent in the ultraconservative, Muslim-majority kingdom.
The number of ex-Muslims worldwide is growing continuously, and India, where Muslims comprise a significant minority, is no exception. With the help of the Internet, ex-Muslims in India and elsewhere are finding ways to share their thoughts and connect while retaining their anonymity.
A teacher in India is being investigated by authorities after a video of her encouraging students to slap their seven-year-old Muslim classmate surfaced on social media, sparking outrage across the country.
Outrage in India over video of teacher telling kids to slap Muslim student https://t.co/q5FEuaHtkP
An imam in the United Kingdom stirred anger after a video of him lecturing how to stone women to death went viral on social media, with his mosque facing an investigation from authorities after public funding was stopped after the video emerged on the Internet.
"UK Imam Lectures On How To Stone Women To Death, Says They Should Be Buried Waist-Deep To Protect Modesty"https://t.co/SfV6T5nEL5
An extremist, anti-LGBTQIA+ militia group stormed a bar in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on the night of August 23 while a drag event was being held, threatening violence against members of the LGBTQIA+ community in a country that is seeing a rising wave of hatred and bigotry against them.
A man from Switzerland was arrested along with more than a dozen locals in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism, according to reports by state media on August 19th.
Swiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in filmhttps://t.co/4iVRmUeMfD
