Press Release
| October 3, 2019 |  |
2019 Shortlist Announced, Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize, 3 October 2019 2019 Shortlist Announced, Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize, 3 October 2019 We have a fantastic shortlist for the inaugural joint Emma Humphreys and Centre for Women’s Justice awards. Please join us in congratulating all our nominees: Afsana Lachaux has spent the past five years campaigning for women’s access to justice. After having to flee Dubai, and whilst […] Filed as: Featured, Media Coverage, Press Releases |
| September 30, 2019 |  |
For Intl Blasphemy Day: An Atheist Azaan Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’s Atheist Azaan (call to prayer) by Mwhamadu Kuusi for #BlasphemyDay #EndBlasphemyLaws #BlasphemyNotACrime Filed as: Featured, Press Releases |
| September 30, 2019 |  |
On 30 September, International #BlasphemyDay, #EndBlasphemyLaws #BlasphemyNotACrime A quarter of the world’s countries and territories (26%) have anti-blasphemy laws or policies, and more than one-in-ten (13%) countries have laws or policies penalizing apostasy. According to Pew research, laws restricting apostasy and blasphemy are most common in the Middle East and North Africa, where 18 of the region’s 20 countries (90%) criminalize blasphemy […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases |
| September 16, 2019 |  |
De Balie #CelebratingDissent Festival was an Astounding Success The epic ‘Celebrating Dissent’ Festival took place between 30 August -1 September in Amsterdam, a collaboration between the prestigious art and debate institute De Balie and Maryam Namazie. Consisting of a mixture of intense, probing conversations, comedy, art, poetry and dance performances, films, lectures and protest, the weekend was an education in the issues facing […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases |
| September 16, 2019 |  |
Demanding the unconditional immediate release @RusthumRussso Mohamed Rusthum Mujuthaba was arrested by police in the Maldives earlier this week on charges of “insulting Islam” on social media. @RusthumRussso Tweeted police raising the alarm on multiple death threats against him; instead he was arrested and taken into custody. No further information has been given by the police and his place of detention […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 12, 2019 |  |
Free lesson plans about atheism for children aged 8 and up from Atheist Ireland Atheist Ireland has today published a set of free lesson plans about atheism for children aged 8 and up. Schools and teachers can use the lesson plans during the school year, at whatever class level they feel is best. Parents can also use the lesson plans directly. They can discuss them one-to-one with their child, […] Filed as: Press Releases, Resources |
| September 12, 2019 |  |
Media Coverage of #CelebratingDissent Festival at De Balie, Amsterdam Media Coverage of #CelebratingDissent Festival at De Balie, Amsterdam during 30 August -1 September 2019 Celebrating Dissent festival, Humanistisch Verbond, 11 September 2019 Stand with the witches, heretics and blasphemers, Interview with Maryam Namazie, sister-hood, 10 September 2019 No Longer Without You Review, sister-hood, 10 September 2019 Celebrating Dissent – reflections after the festival, Humanisterna, […] Filed as: Media Coverage, Press Releases, Resources |
| September 12, 2019 | |
Photos of Celebrating Dissent Festival at De Balie in Amsterdam Photos of Celebrating Dissent Festival at De Balie in Amsterdam during 30 August – 1 September by Jan Boeve / De Balie, Jenny Wenhammar and personal photos from social media. Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 10, 2019 |  |
Stand with the witches, heretics and blasphemers, Interview with Maryam Namazie, sister-hood, 10 September 2019 Stand with the witches, heretics and blasphemers, Interview with Maryam Namazie, sister-hood, 10 September 2019 Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born writer and activist. She is the Spokesperson for Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation, One Law for All and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. She hosts a weekly television programme in Persian and English […] Filed as: Featured, Media Coverage, Press Releases |
| August 6, 2019 |  |
Celebrating Dissent Festival at De Balie in Amsterdam Celebrating Dissent Festival during August 31 – September 1 in Amsterdam at De Balie will be a huge and historic event with nearly 50 contributors from 30 countries worldwide coming together to celebrate freedom through theatre, talks, poetry, film and stand-up comedy. The festival Celebrating Dissent honours freedom: freedom to think differently, freedom not to […] Filed as: Press Releases |
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