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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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Condoleezza Rice has rejected outright allegations that the US is using European airports to transport terror suspects to countries where they might face torture. The US secretary of state was speaking ahead of a five-day trip to Europe, amid allegations that CIA planes transporting suspects to terror camps, stopping in EU airports to refuel. “The… Read more »
Organisations are hoping for action on everything from public spending to child poverty in the chancellor’s pre-Budget report. politics.co.uk brings you a selection. British Chambers of Commerce: Opportunity to help manufacturing British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general David Frost says that the pre-Budget report is an opportunity for the chancellor to “throw a critical… Read more »
