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Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier this year. New Humanist, now in its 140th year of publication, became part of Humanists UK on 1 January this year in a merger that… Read more »
On Wednesday, a man is to stand trial after burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London reportedly in protest of the President of Turkey. Humanists UK has warned that if the prosecution is successful, and if the case is reported, it will effectively re-establish the crime of blasphemy in England and Wales, 17… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt and Liz Stephens Climate Camp has descended on London today, with activists establishing their protest on Blackheath – the scene of the Peasants’ Revolt. Police spent the week urging protestors to tell them where the camp would be based, but Climate Camp organisers would only divulge the fact it was within the… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The Metropolitan police have revealed ‘soft’ tactics for policing next week’s Climate Camp protest in London. In contrast to the heavily criticised tactics implemented at the G20 demonstrations in April, the Met have promised “community-style” policing. The police force has also registered an account on Twitter named CO11MetPolice which will be used… Read more »
