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One Law for All – anti-racist rally – London, 7 March 2009The One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain will hold an anti-racist rally in London on 7 March 2009. The rally, opposing Sharia and religious-based tribunals and laws in Britain and elsewhere and defending citizenship and universal rights, will be held in Trafalgar Square from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Read more

Happy Birthday to the Vatican!
IHEU member organization the French Libre Pense has sent Pope Benedict XVI ironic congratulations on the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Vatican State by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and Pope Pius XI. Read more

February 2009 IHN published
The February 2009 issue of International Humanist News has been published. This edition includes features on Celebrating Darwin; and Humanism Down Under. Read more

Judge Tosti cleared!
In a ruling dated February 17, 2009, the Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) in Rome has acquitted Judge Tosti of all charges. Judge Tosti had been sentenced to seven months in prison for refusing to hold court under a crucifix. This ruling is a great victory for all secularists, in particular the Giordano Free Thought Federation. <a title=“blocked::http://www.iheu.org