Press Freedom in Eritrea |
Press Freedom in Eritrea
I know I did say in my recent bulletins + messages that I'm going to talk about depleted uranium bombs, War on Terror, blasphemy laws in Pakistan and the persecution of blogge...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:08:00 GMT |
Muslim Responses to Human Rights Abuses in the Muslim World |
Muslim Responses to Human Rights Abuses in the Muslim World
Last night, Georgie sent a comment to my piece, 'Niqab and other issues 17 October 2006'. Although it was friendly, and a very good commen...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:27:00 GMT |
Stay of Execution for Brit on Pakistan Death Row 20 Oct 06 |
Stay of Execution for Brit on Pakistan Death Row 20 October 2006
Yesterday, I mentioned that Mirza Hussain (an innocent 36-year-old Brit on Death Row in Pakistan for the last 18 years for the murder...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:55:00 GMT |
'NO to Torture' and other stories of the day 19 October 2006 |
'NO to Torture' and other stories of the day 19 October 2006
Woke up rather early this morning in a really good mood.
59% of people all round the world say NO to torture!
27,000 people in 25 countr...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:53:00 GMT |
Niqab and other issues 17 October |
Niqab and other issues 17 October 2006
I really have mixed feelings about this niqab (full facial veil) issue.
I think whatever people want to wear when they go out on the street should be up to th...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:12:00 GMT |
Press Freedom: Russia |
Press Freedom: Russia
In my last blog, I mentioned that I'd spent a lot of time thinking about the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, that incredibly brave Russian journalist who was on the verge of submi...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:30:00 GMT |
Silence |
Silence
You may be wondering why I've been silent since my last blog on Thursday, when I said that I'll blog every day.
You may be wondering if I've become lazy or lost interest.
NO.
If anything, I'v...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:43:00 GMT |
Death Penalty |
Death Penalty
I don't support the death penalty.
I think for a state to murder someone in cold blood is wrong. And then there's the question of miscarriages of justice. Remember Guildford 4 and Birmi...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:40:00 GMT |
Torture Findings - 04 October 06 |
Most of my findings for today are from various websites.
Unlike the previous 2 blogs ('What is torture?' and 'Is Torture Ever Acceptable?'), there is no central theme today. Instead let's take a look ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:10:00 GMT |
Is Torture Ever Acceptable? |
Is Torture Ever Acceptable?
Yesterday, I started off this year-long discussion on torture with an exploration of 'what is torture?'
I mentioned a quote by George Bush as cited by John Humphreys on th...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:19:00 GMT |
