Tags: Blasphemy
NSS writes to Foreign Office over blasphemy case in Pakistan
Posted: Fri, 12 Oct 2018
The NSS has urged the Foreign Office to do what it can to secure the release of a woman facing execution in Pakistan for blasphemy. Read More »
Campaign to repeal Ireland’s blasphemy law launched
Posted: Wed, 26 Sep 2018
The NSS has backed a campaign to repeal Ireland's blasphemy law which is being launched on Sunday, ahead of a referendum on the subject. Read More »
Ireland set to hold blasphemy referendum on 26 October
Posted: Wed, 19 Sep 2018
The NSS has said Ireland's impending referendum on its blasphemy law should prompt "global action in defence of free speech on religion". Read More »
NSS condemns Spain’s blasphemy laws after actor detained
Posted: Thu, 13 Sep 2018
The NSS has called for Spain to abolish its blasphemy laws following the detainment of an actor accused of offending religious sentiment. Read More »
Council withdraws advert from toilet after Hindu complaints
Posted: Thu, 13 Sep 2018
The NSS has criticised a north London council for removing an advert featuring a temple from a toilet after a Hindu group complained. Read More »
Pakistan’s PM calls on ‘Muslim world’ to raise ‘blasphemy’ at UN
Posted: Fri, 31 Aug 2018
Pakistan's prime minister has called on "Muslim countries" to raise a coordinated objection to cartoons of Muhammad at the UN. Read More »
Hindu leader calls on Italian brewery to withdraw “inappropriate” beer
Posted: Thu, 26 Jul 2018
The NSS has warned of the need to resist "a competitive offence-taking culture" after a Hindu group asked a brewery to withdraw a beer. Read More »
NSS: Irish referendum should prompt “celebration of free speech”
Posted: Thu, 21 Jun 2018
The NSS has said Ireland's upcoming referendum on blasphemy should "prompt a debate about celebrating free speech as a positive value". Read More »
NSS calls on Scottish government to repeal blasphemy laws
Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2018
The NSS has called on the Scottish government to repeal its blasphemy laws as the SNP's governing body considered the measure. Read More »
ECHR: Lithuania infringed free expression over religious icons
Posted: Thu, 01 Feb 2018
Lithuania violated the right to free expression by fining a fashion company for using religious imagery in adverts, the ECHR has ruled. Read More »
Secularism ‘regressing on a global scale’, says report
Posted: Tue, 05 Dec 2017
The idea that secularism and human rights will inevitably establish themselves is "deeply complacent and apathetic," a report says. Read More »
Joke leads to ad ban after Hindu fundamentalists complain
Posted: Thu, 23 Nov 2017
An advert has been taken off the air in Australia following complaints that it insulted the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha. Read More »
Ireland to vote on liberalising abortion and blasphemy laws
Posted: Thu, 28 Sep 2017
Ireland is to hold referenda on changing its laws on abortion and blasphemy next year. Read More »
NSS welcomes Conway Hall launch of 'Victorian Blogging' project
Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2017
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new project from Conway Hall which will highlight the work of Victorian radicals on major issues of the 19th century, including secularism. Read More »
Blasphemy laws “astonishingly widespread” - report
Posted: Mon, 14 Aug 2017
Dozens of countries from all corners of the globe retain laws which punish blasphemy and most of them punish the 'crime' severely, according a report from the US government. Read More »
Pakistan puts pressure on Facebook to help punish 'blasphemers'
Posted: Fri, 21 Jul 2017
The Pakistani government is punishing people for social media posts which it considers blasphemous, and placing pressure on social media companies to help it do so. Read More »
Effort to repeal New Zealand blasphemy law delayed
Posted: Wed, 24 May 2017
An attempt by Labour MP Chris Hipkins to remove anti-blasphemy laws from New Zealand's statute book has failed after National Party and Maori Party MPs voted it down. Read More »
Campaigns against blasphemy laws gather steam following Ahok conviction and Fry investigation
Posted: Wed, 10 May 2017
Indonesia, Denmark and New Zealand are facing calls to repeal their blasphemy laws, following the conviction of Jakarta's former governor for blasphemy and an investigation into Stephen Fry. Read More »
Calls for abolition of Irish blasphemy law following investigation of Stephen Fry
Posted: Mon, 08 May 2017
The National Secular Society has called for the repeal of Ireland's blasphemy law after Irish police dropped an investigation against Stephen Fry over a complaint of 'blasphemy' related to an interview aired in 2015. Read More »
Death sentence for Saudi ‘apostate’ amid surge of violence against atheists across Islamic world
Posted: Fri, 28 Apr 2017
A Saudi trial based "heavily on Koranic law" has resulted in a death sentence for a 'mentally ill' man who denounced the Islamic 'prophet' Mohammed. Read More »
