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Jun 22 2010 3:09PM
The human story behind UK counter-terror measures

First, a confession – I’m very late with this blog and many of you may already have watched the film concerned (it aired on BBC Newsnight last Thursday). “ No place like home ” is a powerful documentary that looks at the reality of...

Jun 22 2010 2:35PM
Incomplete Mailing List of Tibetan Prisoners of Conscience

For every entry of the list: first line is the name, Secondline is the address. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima Panchen Lama disappeared. Please call on the PLA, CCP and PRC top leaders to allow access to Panchen Lama by UN representative. 1...

Jun 21 2010 3:08PM
The penalty for listening to Supertramp is death: Ronnie Lee Gardners execution, Troy Davis life-saving hearing

As I’m sure you noticed, the media coverage of the recent execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner in Utah, USA was unusually extensive. A casual observer might have thought “Right. This must be a big thing”, but in actual fact it was just the...

Jun 18 2010 4:58PM
Amnesty highlights case of missing Algerian ahead of game

The uncertainty of not knowing Who should play in goal for England against Algeria in the World Cup tonight has been the subject of much speculation. Should Robert Green be given another chance, or should he be replaced by David James...

Jun 18 2010 4:36PM
B day, letters

Tomorrow is B day. All eyes will be on Burma as “The Lady of Burma” celebrates her 65th birthday, her 15th under arrest. There has been a great deal of coverage on Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi today, and the gallery of intimate images on...