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The Pakistani schoolgirl wins Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience award, and is nominated for the European Parliament's Sakharov prize

The removal of two head teachers for allowing a Christian sect to hand out anti-evolution textbooks in a Scottish primary school divides opinion

As usual, the voices of those most affected are being excluded.

In a letter to a newspaper, the Pontiff once again hints that God’s mercy might extend to the faithless.

An experimental parallel Parliament gathered for its inaugural session to debate GM food. Anna Vesterinen sums up the first sitting

A group of four writers will stand trial in November accused of publishing material that “causes hurt to religious beliefs”

We’re up the creek but, together, we may yet be able to paddle out, says Geoff Kendall

It may be a new school year, but familiar debates over the role of faith in education continue to rage

A new Russian law banning "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" has prompted international outcry. And now human rights groups say it has led to increased homophobic attacks

In a speech to the Evangelical Alliance, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby expressed regret at the Church’s record of homophobia, but reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage

Pope Francis has made it harder for liberal Catholics to dodge the difficult questions, says Conor Gearty

As a defendant refuses a judge's request to remove her veil at her Hackney trial, Ralph Jones argues that religious sensitivities must not be allowed to obstruct the legal process