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[ti-amie]

John Scott-Railton
@jsrailton
BREAKING: #Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged.

6 charges related to:

Complicity in CSAM, trafficking & money laundering, organized crime..
Unresponsiveness to lawful requests
Failures to declare & register cryptography services.

€5m bail, forbidden from leaving FR.



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[ti-amie]

[Suliso]

https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/ ... irst-time/

What a dramatic effect of simply putting every suspected gang member in jail and never letting them out... Now it could be a great place for a vacation and also I'd be willing to bet that undocumented migration out of the country is wastly reduced.

[ponchi101]

Wow. Impressive indeed.
Also. Who would have thought that the solution would be that simple? In terms of the idea behind it.

[skatingfan]

https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/ ... irst-time/

What a dramatic effect of simply putting every suspected gang member in jail and never letting them out... Now it could be a great place for a vacation and also I'd be willing to bet that undocumented migration out of the country is wastly reduced.

But some of the undocumented migration out of the country were people who were targeted by the government who were not connected to the gangs.

[ti-amie]

Also if a heavily tattooed man is wandering the streets it's a safe bet that he may belong to a gang. Unlike the Yakuza or other Asian gangs that wear suits to cover up their ink it's too warm in El Salvador to do that.

https://slate.com/culture/2015/09/adam- ... -gang.html

I also agree that a lot of migration involves people who have been targeted by the government.

[Suliso]

No doubt some, but I think vast majority were fleeing the horrible safety situation. The country is poor, but not THAT poor. We'll see how it works out long term...

[Suliso]

Wow. Impressive indeed.
Also. Who would have thought that the solution would be that simple? In terms of the idea behind it.

I wouldn't have expected it to work this well either. I wonder now if it would also work in certain other super dangerous places.

There might be some factors which made it easier in El Salvador - small size of the country, high support of the population, government being in full military control over the entire country etc. Also the two main gangs seem to me rather unsophisticated (low government penetration, easily identifiable).

Of course this kind of action doesn't eliminate all crime, that's impossible in any country. However it seems mostly eliminating stupid street crime and low level racketeering is possible.

With it's young population and reasonable infrastructure El Salvador has lots of economic potential as long as it can stay safe for a prolonged period of time and avoid stupid government policies (see Argentina before Milei).

As for emigration a legal kind to US, Spain and few other places will stay very atractive for decades to come. Walking through Honduras/Mexico and then living "underground" in US not so much.

[ponchi101]

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As for emigration a legal kind to US, Spain and few other places will stay very atractive for decades to come. Walking through Honduras/Mexico and then living "underground" in US not so much.

It is a hell of a lot better than many of the alternatives in S. America and C. America. That is the reason people do it, after all.

[Suliso]

Yes, but would it still be if your country was poor but safe?

[ponchi101]

That is the reason I said many. For all its faults, Bolivia is relatively safe. And poor. And it is not a country with massive emigration, which is a sample of what you say.

[Suliso]

I think we agree here.

[dryrunguy]

The NY Times is reporting Iran launched more than 100 ballistic missiles at Israel.

It's ironic... This morning's NY Times newsletter focused on Iran's tepid response to Israel attacks.

[dryrunguy]

From the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

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Rwanda experiencing first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus; 36 confirmed cases, including 11 deaths

Rwanda is experiencing its first outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly contagious and deadly hemorrhagic fever in the same viral family as Ebola. As of today, the country has reported 36 confirmed cases, including 25 under isolation and 11 fatalities, and more than 300 people are being monitored. The outbreak was officially declared on September 27, following positive test results from the National Reference Laboratory. Cases have been identified in 7 out of Rwanda's 30 districts, with more than 70% of confirmed cases involving healthcare workers, particularly those working in intensive care units. Most of the cases have been traced back to 2 health facilities in the capital city of Kigali, although the source remains unclear.

In response to the outbreak, the Rwandan Ministry of Health is collaborating with WHO to implement containment measures. The health ministry has suspended hospital visits, restricted the size of funerals of people suspected to have died of Marburg to 50 people, and outlawed home vigils and open caskets. Rwanda plans to begin clinical trials of experimental vaccines and treatments over the next few weeks. Currently, there are no licensed vaccine or specific treatments for Marburg virus. WHO is preparing to send emergency supplies from its response hub in Nairobi, Kenya, to assist in managing the situation.

WHO has assessed the risk level as very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level. However, there are growing concerns about the potential for international spread due to Kigali's role as a regional travel hub. In Germany, 2 people suspected of having Marburg virus have tested negative, authorities said.

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From the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

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Rwanda experiencing first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus; 36 confirmed cases, including 11 deaths

Rwanda is experiencing its first outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly contagious and deadly hemorrhagic fever in the same viral family as Ebola. As of today, the country has reported 36 confirmed cases, including 25 under isolation and 11 fatalities, and more than 300 people are being monitored. The outbreak was officially declared on September 27, following positive test results from the National Reference Laboratory. Cases have been identified in 7 out of Rwanda's 30 districts, with more than 70% of confirmed cases involving healthcare workers, particularly those working in intensive care units. Most of the cases have been traced back to 2 health facilities in the capital city of Kigali, although the source remains unclear.

In response to the outbreak, the Rwandan Ministry of Health is collaborating with WHO to implement containment measures. The health ministry has suspended hospital visits, restricted the size of funerals of people suspected to have died of Marburg to 50 people, and outlawed home vigils and open caskets. Rwanda plans to begin clinical trials of experimental vaccines and treatments over the next few weeks. Currently, there are no licensed vaccine or specific treatments for Marburg virus. WHO is preparing to send emergency supplies from its response hub in Nairobi, Kenya, to assist in managing the situation.

WHO has assessed the risk level as very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level. However, there are growing concerns about the potential for international spread due to Kigali's role as a regional travel hub. In Germany, 2 people suspected of having Marburg virus have tested negative, authorities said.

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