Don't forget to tune in later at 15.00 UTC for the launch of the Freedom of Thought Report by Humanists International! Here are some highlights from the report.

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Here are the 10 most discriminatory countries against the non-religious
There are 68 countries that punish blasphemy
And at least 17 countries that punish apostasy
In at least 34 countries, religious education is mandatory in all or most state-funded schools, with no secular or humanist alternative. In 5 of these such instruction may be of a coercive fundamentalist or extremist variety.
17 countries brutally repress expression of humanist values
And in 15 countries, it is difficult or illegal to run an overtly humanist organization
In 79 countries, there is discriminatory state funding of religion
In 26 countries, the non-religious are barred from holding office
In 35 countries, state legislation is derived from religious law
In 60 countries, religious authorities have power. In Iran, they have supreme authority over the state; in the other 59, there is systematic religious privilege.
Here are some changes we have witnessed due to COVID-19
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