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Activists in Salafi Arabia

lundi 6 août 2018 à 02:00

Salafi Arabia has arrested many human rights activists, and some are accused of "terrorism".

It is common practice to use laws supposedly intended for "terrorism" against dissidents.

BBC global heating 'debates'

lundi 6 août 2018 à 02:00

The BBC still holds "debates" with denialists about whether global heating is happening.

The UK government is controlled by planet-roasters; that's plain to see as it prohibits all ways to resist fracking while making it easy for any fringe group to block wind farms. I wonder if the government is somehow responsible for the BBC's policy.

'Naive' climate defender

lundi 6 août 2018 à 02:00

A planet-roaster elected official called a young climate defense campaigner "naive". Here is a response from a leading young climate defender.

I think the word "naive" is hardly adequate for that official. I suspect that "cynical" and "corrupt" would fit him better.

Visas for forced marriages

lundi 6 août 2018 à 02:00

UK women that were forced into marriage in other countries sometimes ask the government not to allow their husbands into the UK. Half of these requests are denied.

It is a perverse exception to the usual UK practice of looking for any excuse whatsoever to deny a visa.

Sanctions on Turkish ministers

lundi 6 août 2018 à 02:00

The US will put sanctions on two Turkish ministers for prosecuting an American expat that runs a Christian church in Turkey.

This could give the US an opportunity to defend all the others — dissidents, journalists, opposition politicians, and bystanders — suffering from repression in Turkey.