The move by President Xi Jinping of China to introduce tighter controls over religious activities and combat foreign influences is thought too strict.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report on religious freedom and non-discrimination shows deep divides on religious liberty and civil rights.
On September 23, Atheist Ireland became the first explicitly non-theist group to speak to the full United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
John Kasich implied that something was wrong with Daniel Radcliffe because he is both successful and an atheist. American atheists were not amused.
Saudi Arabia sentenced a man to 10 years in jail and 2,000 lashes for expressing his Atheism on Twitter.
Iowa Civil Rights Commission amended its brochure last month after two churches in the state filed lawsuits.
The Indian government sent the Citizen Amendment Bill, to help Hindu refugees acquire citizenship, to a joint select committee for consideration.
Pope Francis said it is wrong to identify Islam with violence, as idolatry of money and social injustice are among the leading causes for terrorism.
A Muslim man in Switzerland was fined for forbidding his daughters from taking swimming lessons at school.
Hindu radicals in India claim Emperor Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism and other actions are what opened his empire’s borders to foreign conquerors.
