The Secular Underground Network
A community for Freethinkers of the World
3 mn read In a world that claims to value freedom and equality, the existence of human trafficking remains a harrowing reality, tainting the conscience of humanity. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on July 30th each year, serves as a poignant reminder of the millions of individuals who endure exploitation and enslavement worldwide. This solemn […]
Written by Joseph Oduro
3 mn read Ever since I’ve been involved in helping freethinkers and those on the run for their convictions, I’ve noticed one thing in particular. They have to survive all by themselves in a world that is often very hostile towards them. Loneliness, depression, trauma and poverty go hand in hand. Millions of people around the world are […]
Written by Maarten Freriks
2 mn read Earlier we reported on a young woman known as Water Spirit. She is one of many atheists that SUN provides assistance to. Water Spirit left her home country several years ago, fleeing from her family who was putting pressure on her to quit her job and marry a husband they selected for her. Water Spirit […]
Written by Gail Miller
3 mn read After the fall of Afghanistan, the Taliban announced a general amnesty in the media, but the reality is that the Taliban arrest, torture and kill dozens of their political and religious opponents every day. Facts like these are not published because they control the media internally.Those who have gone into hiding, the Taliban visit their […]
Written by Chinar
5 mn read We are a generation whose whole life is tied to the war. During my childhood in the 90s, I first saw the Taliban. People with angry and scary faces, whose names people were afraid to hear. During the previous period of Taliban rule, the destruction caused by war and violence shattered the hopes and dreams […]
Written by Kaihan Broomand
2 mn read “Carl Sagan” is currently hiding in Peshawar, Pakistan. After the Taliban took over Afghanistan last summer, this freethinking, science-minded person knew that he could no longer stay in the country. “My primary goal is to leave Afghanistan. To leave the country with my family,” Sagan said in Urdu (his comments have been translated). “Whatever […]
Written by Rashid Minhas
5 mn read Road to Atheism In the earlier hours of November 10, 2020, I boarded an Arik Airline flight from Monrovia to Abuja. I had escaped all insecurity and death threats on my life since the murder of three of my audit staff at Liberia Revenue Authority on October 1, 2020. My life was in extreme danger […]
Written by James Kerkulah
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