That is sad news, & that the attacks are growing.
As you say, ‘so far’ we in our countries are allowed…
Doug
> On Jun 14, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Shahzahan Bachchu, a well-known poet and writer on humanism and secularism, has beenshot dead in his home village <https://iheu.org/freethinking-writer-politician-shot-dead-bangladesh/>of Kakaldi in Bangladesh.
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> The murder of Shahzahan is the the latest in a long string of vigilante attacks in a campaign of murder against humanists across the country in the past five years.
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> sad times appreciate how lucky we are (so far)
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