What follows is the story of one of the people helped by Secular Rescue, a secular blogger who is going by the pseudonym Himu Brown to protect his identity. Himu tells us in his own words how he came to realize his life was in danger, and how CFI and other nongovernmental organizations helped to …
This is the story of one man, describing in his own words the peril he faced for years as a secular activist in Bangladesh, the danger posed to his family, and how CFI’s Secular Rescue helped him navigate a path to safety. We are withholding his identity for his protection. This has been very slightly …
This week, The Atlantic introduced the world to a Center for Inquiry program that exemplifies our commitment to free inquiry and humanist values: Secular Rescue. As we have seen far too many times, to be an outspoken atheist in certain parts of the world is to put your life at risk. With Secular Rescue, we assist freethinking writers and …
Because of the nature of CFI’s Secular Rescue program, though we assist secularist writers and activists whose lives are threatened by extremists, it’s not always possible to publicly celebrate its successes. Even after someone has been relocated out of immediate harm’s way, it may be necessary for them to maintain a low profile for the sake …
Through the new Secular Rescue program, the Center for Inquiry has been able to help over a dozen secularist writers and activists escape Bangladesh, where their lives were imperiled by Islamist militants. Too many freethinkers and progressives have already been slaughtered in the streets of Bangladesh, killed by terrorist thugs for their criticism of religion, for …
To mark International Blasphemy Rights Day (Sept. 30), the Center for Inquiry is launching Secular Rescue, a major initiative to save the lives of freethinking writers and activists who are threatened with death by religiously inspired militants or government crackdown. Watch the official launch video here. Secular Rescue springs from the Freethought Emergency Fund, a temporary program …
