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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

If ever a just cause for censorship existed – the Daily Mail would be first on the list! Ebola could hit UK ‘within three weeks’, scientists warn | Daily Mail Online

Total plop and scare the bejabbers to sell papers and ads! The deadly Ebola virus could spread across the world infecting people from the U.S. to China within three weeks, scientists have warned.

There is a 50 per cent chance a traveller carrying the disease could touch down in the UK by October 24, a team of U.S. researchers have predicted.

Using Ebola spread patterns and airline traffic data they have calculated the odds of the virus spreading across the world.

They estimate there is a 75 per cent chance Ebola will reach French shores by October 24.

And Belgium has a 40 per cent chance of seeing the disease arrive on its territory, while Spain and Switzerland have lower risks of 14 per cent each.

The virus is spreading rapidly across West Africa, with more than 3,400 people known to have died and 7,500 infected.

via Ebola could hit UK ‘within three weeks’, scientists warn | Daily Mail Online.

Human Rights in India? No more? The marriage between a Christian and a Hindu annulled due to extremist group protest – Fides News Agency

Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – Police in Madhya Pradesh have annulled the marriage between a young Christian and a Hindu woman, after protests by extremist groups. As Fides learns, the Christian Joseph Pawar, 20 years old, and the 19-year-old Hindu girl Ayushi Wani, got married in Bhopal, a Hindu temple, on September 28 and then fled to Gujarat. They were traced by the police of Gujarat, after the girl’s parents had filed a complaint and after several radical Hindu groups had threatened to launch a general protest.

According to one version, the girl is in love with Joseph and the two got married freely, refusing to go back to their parents. According to the Hindu activists, Joseph lured the girl and forced her to get married. They were found by the police where Joseph was escorted to ensure his safety. Police met with the families of the two separately. The local superintendent declared the nullity of the marriage, saying that Joseph is not a Hindu and in order to marry Ayushi he should have converted to Hinduism, following a procedure prescribed by the Freedom of Religion Act, the text of the law in force in the state of Madhya Pradesh. According to the law, a person who intends to convert or marry must notify it to the District Magistrate with a month in advance. The decision to annul the act, the police said, was nevertheless taken immediately to avert the danger of a mass uprising.

In a report published in recent days, more than 90 religious leaders and representatives of civil society organizations in India have asked the Indian Premier Narendra Modi to protect the rights of minorities and to take measures to stop extremist groups that create tension in the Indian society. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 06/10/2014)

via The marriage between a Christian and a Hindu annulled due to extremist group protest – Fides News Agency.

Terrorism craves an audience and we are playing into Islamic State’s hands by watching — New Internationalist

In essence, the relative success or failure of a terrorist act cannot be measured by the number of casualties inflicted, or the level of financial damage incurred, but can really only be gauged by how much attention it gets. The act needs to secure front-page headlines, airtime and iconic images.

via Terrorism craves an audience and we are playing into Islamic State’s hands by watching — New Internationalist.