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The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are set to launch their Bakers‘ Dozen manifesto that they and their members want to see introduced by the next UK Government. Aimed especially at the Labour Party, the Bakers‘ Dozen report and manifesto lays out 13 policy demands that would transform the lives of their members and working class people across… Read more »
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Evangelical zeal, war-bating and incessant hand gestures: Tony Blair is back. By Leila Nathoo You could be forgiven for thinking that you had signed up to the wrong event. Judging by the sedate audience and the unobtrusive surroundings – the cavernous space of the additional viewing facility, the pleasantly read emergency procedure over the tannoy,… Read more »
Watching diplomats at work is much harder than it sounds. By Alex Stevenson Perhaps it is the British obsession with awkwardness that makes it so tough. Perhaps it is the limited social abilities of those involved. Either way, gazing on as the fate of nations is decided through small-talk is one of the worst spectator… Read more »
