DAYS after two men accused of blasphemy were gunned down in Pakistan, a Pakistan high court yesterday released a mentally ill woman held without trial for 14 years on allegations of desecrating the Koran. Despite “no evidence” being found against 60-year-old Zaibul Nisa, she had been left to languish in the prison section of a [...]
THE Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDFRS) has set up a dedicated bank account and PayPal facility for donations to non-religious relief organisations helping victims of the Haitian earthquake. The new account is in the new name of Non-Believers Giving Aid, with all of the money donated being distributed to disaster relief. According [...]
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The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 