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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 28 July
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** Secularism in the media
* Scottish Newspaper Society: Hate crime bill poses 'grave threat' to press freedom <[link removed]>
The Scottish Newspaper Society has joined a growing backlash against new Scottish Government legislation making its way through Holyrood, which critics fear will have a chilling impact on freedom of speech and lead to prosecutions for expressing what are seen as controversial views.
The Telegraph
* Law Society: Lack of clarity in Hate Crime Bill could threaten freedom of expression <[link removed]>
There are major flaws in proposed hate crime legislation, according to the Law Society of Scotland.
Scottish Legal News
* Hate crime bill causes 'considerable concern' - NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
Groups ranging from the Catholic Church to the National Secular Society have expressed concern over the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill.
UK Human Rights Blog
* ‘Pray-away-the-gay’ charity Core Issues Trust loses bank account <[link removed]>
Barclays Bank has closed the account of Core Issues Trust (CIT), a charity that supports 'change oriented therapies' for 'those who want to move away from homosexual feelings'.
The Freethinker (Patheos)
* C of E investigating complaint over how Archbishop of Canterbury dealt with abuse claims <[link removed]>
The Church of England is investigating how the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby dealt with complaints of serial abuse of young men at Christian holiday camps.
The Telegraph
* Wife of detained Nigerian humanist pleads for 'proof of life' <[link removed]>
The wife of a prominent Nigerian humanist accused of blasphemy has pleaded for information about his wellbeing on the eve of the three-month anniversary of his detention.
The Guardian
* India PM to lay foundation stone for contentious Hindu temple <[link removed]>
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a grand Hindu temple in a highly anticipated ceremony at a holy site that was bitterly contested by Muslims, officials said Sunday.
Yahoo News
* Circumcision increases risk of hepatitis, says president of Nigerian health organisation <[link removed]>
The President of the Nigerian Commission Hepatitis Zero Representative to African Union has attributed the increasing number of Hepatitis B and C cases to certain cultural practices, notably circumcision, tribal marks, body scarification and piercing.
Sun News Online
* 'China and the Uighurs: everyone’s business' <[link removed]>
"At last the world is beginning to react to the mounting evidence of horrific human rights abuses in Xinjiang."
The Guardian
* 'Keep state, religion separate' <[link removed]>
A reader's letter expresses concern about public money from the US Payroll Protection Program going to religious organisations.
The Columbian
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* Parliament set to debate China’s persecution of Uighur Muslims <[link removed]>
Parliament is expected to debate China's persecution of Uighur Muslims after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding action.
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