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7 countries persecute atheists, Ireland discriminates systemically - new IHEU Report

  • 05-12-2017 3:04am
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    Michael Nugent
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    The 2017 Freedom of Thought Report is published today. It lists seven countries where atheists, humanists and other nonreligious people are actively persecuted. They are India, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.

    The Report also concludes that there is systemic religious discrimination in Ireland, including through the blasphemy law, religious oaths for public office, and the state-funded national school system discriminating in patronage, access, curriculum and teaching.

    The Report is published annually by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). Atheist Ireland is a member of the IHEU and contributed to the Report's analysis of Ireland.

    Andrew Copson, President of the IHEU, has warned of impunity for murder of atheists, and state-supported persecution of the nonreligious. Bob Churchill, editor of the Report, says that there is severe religious discrimination in thirty countries around the world.

    The Freedom of Thought Report is published here

    The full country index is published here

    The analysis of Ireland is published here


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