I received a disturbing email from Alkarama this morning. Ma’an Aqil, a prominent journalist, was arrested on November 22nd. His would appear to be the latest in a wave of intimidation conducted by Syrian security forces against journalists and bloggers. You can read the report from Reporters sans frontières on this link here: Newspaper journalist is [...]
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Syrian regime disappears another journalist – Ma’an Aqil #aqil #labwani #syria
Posted in human rights, international, syria, tagged alkarama, free speech, human rights, kamal labwani, labwani, maan aqil, syria, syrian opposition on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Snow and trains and First Class grimness
Posted in personal, tagged ben, snow, trains, travel on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So Em and I paid the difference to travel first class because it’s nice to have a quiet space before returning to London. (It’s also cheaper to travel first when booked early than it is to travel standard off-peak booked nearer the day. Go figure.) We don’t do it, however, to listen to some chav [...]
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With far too many interests, I've never been known to be short of an opinion - to the infuriation of friends and family alike. As a result, over the years I've come to recognise that "contradictory" and "contrary" are not unfair descriptions of me.My Lib Dem politics, my doubt-stricken Christianity, my love of revolution, my fear of change, literature, art, music, writing, my fascination with new tech, gaming and MMOs, diabetes, my passion for poker, my disdain for gambling, Cornwall, Bavaria, the places that inspire and depress me, my relief in lonely countryside and my attraction to the cruel crush of the city: at some point it will all end up here.
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