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Iranian anarchist prisoner Soheil Arabi severely beaten by prison guards

Anarchist political prisoner Soheil Arabi, who is detained in Fashafoyeh (the Greater Tehran Prison), was sent to Firoozabadi Hospital after being injured from beatings by prison guards. Soheil Arabi was arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) agents at his home in Tehran on November 2013 and charged with insulting

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“Our Footsteps” A Theatre Performance By Refugees/Migrants in The Netherlands

Migrants’ narratives as an artistic affirmation of our human dignity and a call for political awareness More than 20 migrants/refugees artists or performers in 10 languages. The result of 5 months of playful improvisational rehearsals, where through self-representation, migrants share stories of their journey and living in the Netherlands facing a

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Consolidation Amid War

An organizational chart of Iran’s institutions looks like two complete systems, one democratic and another theocratic, mashed together. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, a professor at Texas A&M University who studies Iranian politics, said that Mr. Khomeini and his allies hoped the two systems would clash. Professor Tabaar called the theocratic institutions “a complete

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How Iran Became an Undemocratic Democracy

Presidential elections in Iran raise a puzzling contradiction: How can the government include both an unelected supreme leader and a president who is chosen in votes that are treated as serious contests? Put another way, is Iran a democracy or a dictatorship? Citizens elect the president, as well as members of a

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Germany’s atheist refugees: When not believing is life-threatening

They do not believe in God and want a life free from religious restrictions: They are atheist asylum seekers. Not only are they threatened and sometimes killed in their homeland — even in Germany, they also face danger. Mahmudul Haque Munshi's name was on a hit list in Bangladesh. After five

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Religion is Neat! Why an Atheist Cares About Religion (So Much)

Impassioned runs about how religious people view atheists as conceited, and maybe we atheists are, but I showed that we are for good reasons. I should hope. Now, as this blog is devoted to criticisms of Religion, you all probably are wondering why I even bother? Why attack something which is

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20+ Questions About Heaven That Will Blow Your Mind!

There are many things that don't make sense about the Christian concept of Heaven -- or at least the popularized version of it. And I wish religious people could give me a clear answer on the following questions because I don't think they've thought this through. - When we're up there,

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Christian Jail Chaplain Fired for Saying He Has a “Mandate” to Convert Muslims

Until this week, Rick Taylor served as the chaplain at High Point Jail in North Carolina, a job he began last October. In theory, a chaplain in that role is supposed to help prisoners deal with their thoughts and fears through a spiritual lens. Maybe those chaplains moderate religious conversations, offer counseling, lead worship services,

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23 Mart uluslararası Ateistler günü

23 mart uluslararası Ateistler günü olarak geçiyor ve yeşil bir simgesi var. Çoğu ülkede insan hakları ihlalleri ve adaletsizlik devam ediyor ve tabi buna karşı mücadelelerimiz de edecektir. Siz de Resimlerinizi sosyal medyada şu iki hashtag ile paylaşabilirsiniz: #Atheistday #ateistgünü . . . . . . . ‏23 مارچ روز جهانی آتئیست میباشد. سمبل آن دایره ساده سبز رنگ است

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