Tag: religion

Iranians Tweet Support for Suspended Zoroastrian Sepanta Niknam

October 31, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Iranians are expressing solidarity through social media for city council member Sepanta Niknam who was suspended for being a Zoroastrian. Iranians are flocking to twitter to express support for Sepanta Niknam, a city council member in Yazd who has been temporarily suspended for being a Zoroastrian. The BBC said that the hashtag #Sepanta_Niknam had been tweeted […] Read more

Q&A with John Perkins on Australian Secularism – Session 1

October 11, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
John Perkins is the President of the Secular Party of Australia. The party is intended to promote secular humanist ethical principles in Australia as well as advocate for the separation of church and state. In this educational series with Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Perkins discusses secularism in Australia. Read more

Families of Yemeni Baha’is Await Their Release After UN Resolution

October 7, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
The United Nations has passed a resolution demanding the release of Yemeni Baha’is imprisoned for their faith. But their families have yet to hear good news.  On September 29th, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed a resolution demanding that Yemen’s government release the seven Baha’is imprisoned for their faith. The resolution, titled “Human Rights, […] Read more