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Nov 13 2009 5:01PM
It's not ok to shoot striking workers in Bangladesh

On 31 October, the Bangladesh Police shot dead three workers from the Nippon Garments Factory in Ershad Nagar in the Tongi Industrial Belt in Bangladesh during a protest over the non-payment of the salaries and other benefits due to...

Nov 13 2009 1:09PM
Keep on Rocking in the free World

(with thanks/apologies to Neil Young for the title) I heard ashocking story yesterday. Igor Koktysh, a 29-year-old rock musician,social activist and supporter of the political opposition in Belarus is facing execution if hes convicted...

Nov 12 2009 5:43PM
Protect the donkey-impersonator

For bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli the law is an ass. Well, actually it’s one of them that’s the ass. Or at least it was, in a video that has now part of the reason they are now both in an Azerbaijani prison. Puzzled? I don’t...

Nov 12 2009 10:07AM
neo-Nazis, Italy

From now on I'll be regularly adding links to stories about neo-Nazi across Europe. Please find below a report about Italy. www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3981437857 Thanks for your time. Billy Briggs. www.billybriggs...

Nov 11 2009 9:57PM
Remembrance Day: remembering those who objected

It's nearing the end of Remembrance Day. I'm going to take the opportunity to remember some people who are normally forgotten: the refuseniks, the conscientious objectors, those who refuse to fight and kill. These are the people, as...