Category Archives: Politics

Sandmonkey: a voice from the Egyptian revolution

Posted on February 3, 2011 by editor

Famous Egyptian blogger arrested in Tahrir Square, website shut down. Many round the world, including this site, published the last piece he wrote [below]. Sandmonkey was reported to have escaped, but was actually released after being beaten up. His site … Continue reading →

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“I want to know what the world is doing
watching us dying one-by-one.”

Posted on February 3, 2011 by editor

• “I’m hiding in one of the buildings near the square with my friends as we need to rest. One of my friends was hit in the eye with a stone. He was bleeding. Some of the voluntary doctors helped … Continue reading →

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Christians protect Muslims as they pray in Cairo

Posted on February 3, 2011 by editor

Like everyone else, I have been anxiously following the news from Egypt as it comes in on Twitter. Among the reports of bullets and petrol bombs, there are many good things emerging from this mass movement of ordinary people calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Middle East, Politics | 5 Comments

Forests sell-off: new wrapping, same poisonous proposal

Posted on February 1, 2011 by editor

BY JONATHON PORRITT, FORUM FOR THE FUTURE Last Thursday, Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State at Defra, released the consultation paper on selling off the Public Forest Estate in England. Here’s how I see it: The campaign against the sell-off has … Continue reading →

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You are not alone, Binayak Sen (the poem in English)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by editor
Posted in Conflict, crime, Human Rights, India, Maoist rebellion, Medicine & Health, Politics, Urgent Action | 1 Comment

Sarah Palin’s “blood libel” blunder

Posted on January 13, 2011 by editor

Her misappropriation of a phrase from the history of antisemitism in discussing the Giffords shooting is a staggering affront PETER BEAUMONT, THE GUARDIAN, COMMENT IS FREE, JANUARY 12, 2O1O The sense of victimhood of the Tea Party and its fellow … Continue reading →

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