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Category: Blasphemy Laws
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Omer recounts his experiences over the past year as a refugee in Nepal.
Introducing Assistance for Apostates (A4A)
Introducing Assistance for Apostates (A4A), the new name for CFIC’s program previously known as Secular Rescue. This program assists people who are seeking asylum as a result of being prosecuted or persecuted for apostasy, blasphemy, or criticism of religion in their current location. Aid provided may include providing information, facilitating connections with other organizations, and,…
Iran Executes Navid Afkari
Scott Douglas Jacobsen If you want to murder someone with an illegitimate excuse, then a decent manner in which to do so is the excuse of the State, as such, whether secular-authoritarian or theocratic. Navid Afkari was executed. Afkari was a wrestler accused of murder who had “international appeals for him to be spared.” In…
Celebrating the end of Blasphemy laws in Canada
December 10 at the Fox and Feather we celebrated the end of blasphemy laws in Canada. On December 13, 2018, Canada’s blasphemy law was repealed, with the passage of Bill C-51. December 10 is also the 71st anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Kevin Brown gave us a brief talk about…
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