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international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday April 07, 2012 - 12:11 by Ali Baba
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The Arab Spring morphs into the Islamic Winter. This is supposed to be moderate muslims in control? Full article at link. Officials in Tunisia say two bloggers have been jailed for seven years after posting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on the internet. The Ministry of Justice said the men had put naked caricatures of the prophet on their Facebook accounts. Activists have criticised the sentences and voiced fears that they could herald a clampdown on free speech. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday April 07, 2012 - 06:27 by BrianClarkeNUJ
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Mounties were apparently well-bred Englishmen defending the ideals of the British empire according to English writers. However. that's not exactly how writers from the rest of the world see them, with their history of shootouts and extra-judiciary killing and kidnapping. The Mountie according to Brit writers could ride into a hostile native American camp and arrest a chief 's son without raising his weapon, because of a violent reputation of power. residing not in himself but in the history of the British Empire he symbolized. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Saturday April 07, 2012 - 01:13 by lefty
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It's outrageous that John Kiriakou, a whistleblower, is the ONLY INDIVIDUAL TO BE PROSECUTED IN RELATION TO THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S TORTURE PROGRAM. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday April 06, 2012 - 00:07 by John Cornford
Video from the March 4th demonstration in Toronto against sanctions and the threats of war on Iran by the US and its allies. HOPI’s message – that we must oppose both war and the Iranian theocracy – is gaining ground, especially amongst Iranians living in Canada. This is evidenced by interviews with some of the demonstrators- and the numerous HOPI placards being waved around at the demo! ... read full story / add a comment |
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