The 'crime' of apostasy, or leaving a religion, and blasphemy are punishable by death in "at least 10 countries"*, the report found. Individuals can also be put to death for 'blasphemy', or expressing ...

The appalling harm wrought by an ex-doctor highlights the urgent need for boys to be protected from circumcision, argues Dr.

The bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, has announced his retirement after allegations of sexual assault and harassment ...

NSS tells UN committee religious exemptions to Equality Act which permit faith-based admissions should be ended.

An Iraqi Christian refugee who burned Qurans in Sweden during public demonstrations in 2023 has been shot dead.

The commission also disqualified former trustee Dr Karim Aboutayab for four years and six months after finding he had a ...

Labour peer Harriet Harman has tabled an amendment to the Hereditary Peers Bill which would remove the 26 seats automatically ...

Calls come as ex-doctor sentenced to 5 years in prison for child cruelty and actual bodily harm related to ritual ...

Mandatory religious observance in schools is incompatible with UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, NSS tells Scottish ...

The National Secular Society is a democratic organisation, governed by an elected Council of Management. The day-to-day running of the organisation is delegated to the chief executive officer, who is ...

DUP and Sinn Féin's resistance to integrated schools betrays their fear of meaningful unity between Catholics and Protestants, says.

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