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Swaziland: swept under the red carpet
B.V. Dlamini, Deputy Secretary General of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions speaks to Ingrida Kerusauskaite about the way forward for Swaziland. What is the political situation in Swaziland? What does that mean to the citizens?The country is ruled under a dictatorship, where there is no separation of power: the judiciary, legislative and executive powers... »
Life of a political prisoner under a repressive regime
My political involvement In March of 1988 I was involved in a protest march on Rangoon University campus, which ended with the arrest of many students, including myself. During the week of interrogation I was badly beaten and tortured, before being transferred to Insein jail for a month of incarceration. Upon my release, I joined the... »
Is a Hillary-Obama coalition the way?
Now it must be over. It’s not like Iowa or Ohio, Texas or Pennsylvania; this time Hillary Clinton has been well and truly defeated. She squeaked home in Indiana but got smashed in North Carolina. Mathematically she cannot win, and her narrative has been destroyed. Sadly there are no more game-changers or deciders; the... »
Are we on a Routemaster to Hell?
At City Hall, late on Friday the 2nd of May, as a wearied and nonplussed looking Ken Livingstone watched on, Boris Johnson delivered a victory speech sopping with his own peculiar brand of loathsome Tory smugness. »
Hybrid embryos and the Church
Science is rarely judged sexy enough to deserve significant column inches. However, the topic of hybrid embryos has received unprecedented attention from media and politicians alike. »
Who are we to judge Castro and Cuba?
So it has drawn to a close. Castro has submitted his resignation. Triumphant politicians across the globe have reiterated their demands for the democratisation and liberalisation of Cuba. To their displeasure the Cuban people appear to be resistant and the regime resilient. I am interested to see what shall happen, but we can... »
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