Saeed Minhas Islamabad– The magnanimity of thought and action expressed by the acting president of Nawaz League, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi in the National Assembly was something which President Gen. Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and other political leaders might need to take this country out of present political, social and constitutional quagmire. But as Jim […]
Member of parliament sentenced after harassing a journalist
<p>A member of parliament coming from Central Malawi was on Friday slapped with a three months sentence for wounding a journalist working for Daily Times.</p> <p> </p> <p>The MP had gone to the journalists’s office after the journalist ,Dickson Kashoti ,wrote a story saying the Mp was seen at the Police station to see his brother who […]
The U.S Patriot Act And You!
The Patriot Act was passed into law on October 24, 2001 by the Congress of the United States, just 45 days after the September 11 attacks, with virtually no debate. There are significant flaws in the Patriot Act, flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access your medical records, […]
Iran steps up crackdown on Western haircuts
Iranian police have strictly imposed renewed crackdowns on people who sport Western-style haircuts, wire reports said today. The new crackdown came after the Iranian police noticed that many young Iranian men have in recent years been adopting the latest fashions in the West, using gels and make ups. Those targeted are male customers who continue to ignore the Islamic […]
Nigeria : passing anti-gay bill will “force most LGBT people to go on exile”
The Nigerian National Assembly’s being out of session, ahead of 21st April elections, could mean the death of a bill that aims at forbidding any homosexual relationships or activities. These provisions are highly worrying many human rights and LGBT organisations in Nigeria and abroad. Davis Mac-Iyalla and Dorothy Aken’Ova, two Nigerian activists, explain what they […]
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