Atheism

53% of Bulgarians claim to be religious. Nearly a third (29%) do not perceive themselves as religious people, and a tenth are atheists (9%).

Statues of Lenin and Stalin, removed from Albania's streets in the dying days of communism three decades ago, have suddenly reappeared in the garden of a government villa. Not everyone is impressed.

Salman Rushdie, the author whose novel "The Satanic Verses" drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck by a man who rushed the stage in New York's West Side.

ND Minister Georgiadis called for Tsipras to condemn the statements

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Since then, however, the fight to defend journalistic freedom has flagged, and public mobilisation has proved to be fleeting — including in the case of Charlie Hebdo.

In January 2019, the magazine's staff complained in an editorial that people no longer wanted to hear about the shootings. "Perhaps you should move on!" they were reportedly told.

A weekend concert by famed Turkish pianist Fazıl Say in the Turkish capital Ankara had the distinguished audience of the nation's president and a visiting U.S. senator.

Christmas, as well as Easter, is a time for church primates to send out spiritual messages to the faithful.

Archbishop Ieronymos lashed out on Wednesday against a senior cleric who blamed the devastating wildfire in eastern Attica on Greece's "atheist prime minister."