7 countries where the state can execute you for being atheist

The Annual ''Freedom of Thought''Report  from the International Humanist and Ethical Union, an advocacy umbrella group that represents and seeks to protect non-religious people, details laws and practices around the world that punish or restrict atheism. The group presented the report to the United Nations today on Tuesday Dec 11,2012

The 7 countries are -

• Pakistan
• Saudi Arabia
•  Iran
• Afghanistan
• Sudan
•  West African state of Mauritania and 
• Maldives

Though atheists are rarely handed death sentences in these countries, the threat of punishment can stifle religious freedom.