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If your religion needs blasphemy laws, how strong is your God? God created the universe. He knows every thought, commands eternity, and will judge the living and the dead. Yet apparently, he also […]

Would you accept your own religious argument from another religion? A Christian describes feeling Jesus during prayer. A Muslim describes finding certainty in the Quran. A Hindu recounts an experience […]

Defending human rights? You could be next to disappear UN experts have warned of escalating enforced disappearances and growing persecution of human rights defenders. Addressing the General […]

Did Jesus exist? Methods and bias Whether Jesus of Nazareth existed often looks like a simple question with a simple answer. Christians may see his existence as […]

Does AI undermine human rights? An AI system does not need to sound hateful to produce an answer that undermines human rights. It can speak calmly about efficiency, […]

Married in Austria, rejected in Slovakia Ivan Novotný and Metod Špaček married in Austria in 2020. Six years later, Slovakia still refuses to register their marriage. The tw […]

NHS trans ward rules promise privacy—but risk exposing patients An internal NHS England assessment has warned that its new policy on hospital accommodation could discourage transgender people from […]

Hundreds arrested as Senegal’s LGBTQ+ community goes into hiding Hundreds of people have faced arrest in Senegal as an escalating crackdown drives LGBTQ+ people out of public life. Human Rights Watch […]

Botswana could become Africa’s second marriage-equality country Two women in Botswana want to marry. To obtain the recognition that heterosexual couples can take for granted, they have had to take […]

America lectures. Its Saudi ally could execute a man for alleged offenses committed as a teenager Washington has plenty to teach the world about human rights. Its Saudi ally apparently has other priorities. Youssef al-Manasif faces […]

A comedy scene on television. A blasphemy case on TikTok A comedy film can air on Egyptian television, yet young Christians who recreate one of its scenes can face blasphemy accusations. Six […]

America won’t confront Iran’s execution machine. It loves its own too much Iran’s execution machine operates on a scale that should provoke relentless international condemnation. Yet Washington’s own att […]

A veteran wants migrant boats shot at. The applause is chilling At 92, Major-General Julian Thompson has lived through war and commanded men in combat. Yet the former Falklands commander has now […]

Women win fewer Nobels—but does that prove discrimination? Women remain a small minority of Nobel laureates. However, that imbalance alone cannot establish discrimination. Researchers must also […]

Rights groups: Turkey censors LGBT voices—and X complies Human rights organizations say Turkey is silencing LGBT advocates and independent journalists online—and X is enforcing much of the c […]

Milk has more safety rules than AI, Microsoft president warns A carton of milk must meet safety standards. According to Microsoft president Brad Smith, artificial intelligence faces fewer […]

The best Olympic host ever: 10 years in jail for being gay Welcome to Senegal. Come for the Youth Olympics, celebrate human dignity, and try not to notice the persecution of LGBT people. As the […]

Are we torturing more people than ever before? Electric shocks, rape, simulated drowning, mock executions and beatings. We associate torture with medieval dungeons and brutal […]

Britain’s Christian nationalism, empty churches A person can defend a Christian nation without spending much time in church. New research from Theos highlights that distinction in […]