J M Jarre Concert in Manchester
Congratulations to this years MOJO Lifetime Achievement! (the extended Oxygene 4 above is worth is a thank you) and Mr. Jarre will be performing in Manchester at the MEN Arenaon 09-10-2010.
Coyotes Ordered
A fleet of nearly 200 new armoured vehicles has been ordered by the Ministry of Defence to support frontline troops on operations, it was announced today. The £74M order for about 110, state-of-the-art, enhanced Jackal 2 vehicles and more than 70 Coyote Tactical Support Vehicles has been awarded to vehicle Continue Reading
THAILAND’S EMERGENCY DECREE ATTACKS FREE SPEECH
The Thai government should remove restrictions on free speech contained in today’s emergency decree, Amnesty International said. Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International’s researcher on Thailand, said: ‘The government is ultimately responsible for the security of all Thai citizens, regardless of their political views. ‘But the government should not use this state Continue Reading
DEEPCUT FILM WINS EDINBURGH FILM AWARD
"Deep Cut”, the story of four young soldiers who died from gunshot wounds at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002, and of their parents’ campaign for an inquiry into the deaths, has won the 2008 Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Festival. Article:
EX-LIB DEM LEADER SPEAKS OUT ON GUANTANAMO PRISON
‘It is now essential that we receive a timetable for Guantánamo’s closure’ – Ming Campbell Sir Menzies Campbell has this evening spoken of the ‘essential’ need to close the notorious military prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba after meeting members of the US government in Washington today as part of Continue Reading
AMNESTY BEIJING CARTOON
With the 2008 Olympics that took place in Beijing, Amnesty International asked people to remember China’s record on Human Rights. It produced a very thought provoking cartoon (link below) to enforce this message. http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?tabType3=none&tabUrl3=undefined&tabTitle3=undefined&tabType2=none&tabUrl2=undefined&tabTitle2=undefined&tabType1=guide&tabUrl1=http://blip.tv/bookmarks/rss/161700&tabTitle1=MoreAmnestyfilms&enablejs=true&feedurl=http://amnesty.blip.tv/rss/flash&file=http://blip.tv/rss/flash/861995%3Freferrer%3Dhttp://angrychineseblogger.blog-city.com/source%3D3&brandlink=http://www.amnesty.org.uk/china&brandname=AmnestyInternational&showplayerpath=http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf
