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Jul 8 2006 6:36PM
Execution in Saudi Arabia  

In campaigning for human rights we unfortunately have to learn of some terrible things that are done or threatened to be done to people. I recently heard of a threat of execution in Saudi Arabia with the first part of the process being...

Jun 30 2006 5:14PM
RSS - tapping into sources of news

I found out about RSS feeds on a page of the Amnesty UK website:Home > News & events > Media unit > RSS feeds To quote that page, "RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an information-sharing tool designed to give you immediate access to...

Jun 24 2006 4:45PM
Political Songs

I heard a song sung by Roy Bailey some years ago and now with the aid of the internet I have found out more about it. The song is called I Ain't Afraid and it was written by Holly Near in 2000. I Ain't Afraid is a song standing up...

Jun 8 2006 2:51PM
Read the censored web sites

I have been clicking the links from irrepressible info to look at some of the web sites that have been censored in certain countries. I found it quite amusing that when I looked at the BBC website it came to the page with a weather...

Jun 8 2006 2:01PM
Two of George Orwell's books

I had to study Orwell's Animal Farm for an English literature exam at school. It can be read on different levels, but has many parallels with the Russian Revolution. With the aid of a study guide we could find out which animals in the...