[Dhaka Tribune] A New York-based non-profit educational, advocacy and research organization has relocated Taslima Nasrin to the United States, countering immediate death threats to the writer.The step to relocate Taslima has been taken in the wake of the murder of three secular bloggers, Avijit Roy, Washiqur Rahman, and Ananta Bijoy Das in Bangladesh, reported Times of India.
US-based Center for Inquiry (CIF) took the step after Taslima was recently named as one of the next targets for murder by the faceless myrmidons who killed the three bloggers.
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the group said that her safety was only temporary if she cannot remain in the US, adding that they had set up an emergency fund to help her with food, housing and means for her to be safely settled.
An appeal will be sent out on Tuesday to CFI supporters, asking them to donate to this cause, the organization said.
"Taslima is a truly international role model, as her work and her courage inspire people of all ages to question tradition, challenge dogma, and fight for human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
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"We could not stand by while her life was in danger, nor will we turn our backs on the other brave freethinkers in fear for their lives. I know our community will make a strong show of solidarity and give generously to this emergency fund," he added.
The CFI has established an emergency fund to assist freethought activists whose lives are under threat by Islamic holy warriors linked to Al Qaeda in countries such as Bangladesh, where three secular bloggers have been murdered since February.
On 26 February, prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy, was hacked to death while walking through Dhaka with his wife.