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Aug 30 2007 1:03PM
Kenneth Foster is the wrong man

Its the nightmare that weve all imagined: youre accused of a crime that you didnt commit and no matter what you say youre found guilty by the authorities. Its the classic Kafka situation - Joseph K in The Trial hauled before the...

Aug 29 2007 3:20PM
Cerf's up

Theres plenty of news about the clampdown on free speech online. China has reportedly stepped-up its policing of the Internet and will now have two Cyber-cop characters that pop up on the screen to remind Chinese surfers that they are...

Aug 29 2007 1:12PM
CHILD LABOUR IN NEPAL...

With a current population of 23.4 million in Nepal, 10.7 million are children under the age of 16 years. According to ILO/IPEC statistics there are 2,600,000 working children of which 60% are between the ages of 6 to 14 years. 1.7...

Aug 28 2007 2:21PM
In defence of rottweilers

So 10 people have been arrested over the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskayas murder last year. Its a welcome development, certainly - far too many killers of journalists and opponents of Putins government have been getting away with...

Aug 25 2007 12:24PM
HUNGER STRIKE IN NEPAL

Here'a a letter of support I received by email which outlines the problems. Please send messages of support to Mr Dahal at the email address below. Thanks.August 25, 2007Dear Billy Briggs,For fourteen days, Birendra Dahal of HBC 94 FM...