I had written about the trial of Yousef Muhammad Ali in Iraqi Kurdistan for criticising Islam earlier. His hearing date (originally set for 15 June) was delayed…
WPI statement on Iran nuclear deal
Finally, after protracted talks between the Islamic regime of Iran and the P5+1, and following the framework accord agreed in Lausanne in April, the parties…
Yousef Muhammad Ali faces trial for criticising Islam
UPDATE: Yousef Muhammad Ali’s trial has been delayed to 14 September 2015 to give the judge time to receive further documentation on his case. Yousef…
Defend 4 facing death and imprisonment for homosexuality in Iran
The International Committee against Execution in Iran calls on gay rights organisations to initiate a widespread, international campaign to defend the rights of LGBT in…
Broadcast the news of executions in Iran too!
An open letter from the International Committee against Execution to Walter Steinmeier, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Germany Dear Mr. Steinmeier, please broadcast this news…
Promoting Secularism in the age of ISIS
See my speech at the INR5 Conference in Vancouver, Canada in June this year. Here is the text of the speech.
Ramadan: the month of torture
Commentary on Ramadan from Yasaman Bayani, Human Rights Activist who we interviewed on Bread and Roses recently. The month of Ramadan, considered holy by Muslims,…
Join 200 women’s rights and secular organisations urging British government to stop parallel legal systems
One Law for All, Southall Black Sisters, Centre for Secular Space, IKWRO and others plan to deliver the below statement to 10 Downing Street in…
Support the Kurdistan Secular Centre (KSC)
The Kurdistan Secular Centre (KSC) was formally established at a 19 April public meeting in Suleymaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan, attended by hundreds of supporters and by…
Support Bangladeshi Free-thinkers and Atheist Bloggers!
We are freelance writers from Bangladesh. Most of us have started our writings through blogging in 2006 and 2007 when a Bengali blog, called, ‘somewhereinblog’,…