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Saturday, March 31, 2012

#China 's State Internet Information Office (#SIIO) deepens its #Censorship! http://tinyurl.com/ccjt65n

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

What about #Freedom for the people? #HumanRights "Pope Seeks Greater Freedom for #Church in #Cuba" http://on.wsj.com/H0yJq0

 

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A bit sensitive to the #Women issue today with the Spanish Justice Minister saying that a woman is not really a woman if she is without child. Some justice in #Spain. @sunnysingh_sw6 @cateymaxx

 

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Espero que hagan mejor trabajo con su planeta que nosotros. "Estiman que hay miles de millones de planetas en zonas habitables de la galaxia" http://mun.do/GVwaW3

 

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Raul #Castro regaló una virgen al #Papa. Supongo que quiere expulsarla de #Cuba #DerechosHumanos

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Hay que cortarlo de raíz. #DerechosHumanos "Brasil intensifica combate imagen de "paraíso para el turismo sexual" http://bbc.in/GTYQi9

 

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Muy bonitas fotos. "Museo londinense expone joyas fotográficas de la vida silvestre" http://bbc.in/GRUTGq

 

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In #Cuba this demostrator showed courage or madness, while not a peep from the #Pope. #HumanRights http://tinyurl.com/co996c2

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While President #Sarkozy has authoritarian tendencies, what's wrong with denying entry to people with extremist views?

 

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I wonder what Scarlett Johansson thinks of the penalty of 60 years for the hacker that released her private photos. He shouldn't have but 60 years! http://bbc.in/H8w5IV

 

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Monday, March 26, 2012

They fail to appease for equality reasons as well. Where are the #Women? #CorpGov "Yahoo fails to appease with new directors" http://on.ft.com/HcxZvE

 

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Soldiers said they moved in to prevent anarchy and that elections will follow, although not clear when. #Pinochet said the same thing after his 1973 #Chile coup. "Renegade soldiers declare coup in #Mali" http://bit.ly/GGy6Nh

 

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Given the state of world health, is this really what we should be spending our money on? "Clue to male baldness discovered" http://bbc.in/GDsDvD

 

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The usual selfish approach, if I don't see the benefit, I can criticise. @RealDMitchell http://bbc.in/GDjcqH

 

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Yes! #Israel has, others should follow. #Anorexia "Should skinny #models be banned?" http://on-msn.com/GCSFvk

 

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

While I am happy that footballer, Fabrice Muamba, is recovering, the media frenzy is way over the top. People are dying around the world as we speak and not a word!

 

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Jeremy Paxton is giving us a BBC prog on slavery in Jamaica, with slaveowners going to Service while torturing their slaves. Another black mark on religion!

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Breaching rules by #Groupon is the norm not the exeption, whether IPO rules or trading rules. Why are the fines taking so long? http://bbc.in/ADAYUw

 

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Too many of these jewish-related tragedies take place. Hate is unacceptable! "Jewish school in Toulouse attacked" http://bbc.in/xQcPgK

 

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Only sad he didn't see more jail time. #JohnDemjanjuk dead. http://bbc.in/xlqJT0

 

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What's up with many in the US media's whitewash of #RobertBales? #Afghanistan #Justice

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Great to see @richardbranson continue the fight for drug decriminalisation. The entrenched interests won't go away easily. http://tinyurl.com/7dyqaaf

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Great to hear @KofiAnnan is to send a delegation to #Syria...another one! #Assad should charge an entry tax.

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Viral #Racism on #Facebook or wherever, is still Racism! http://read.bi/zh5atT

 

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Mr. #Clooney, there is nothing humiliating to be arrested peacefully protesting an #Injustice! #HumanRights #Sudan http://read.bi/FOgIpJ

 

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Reporters Without Borders @RSF_RWB continue with their good work. #HumanRights http://bit.ly/xpq4MH

 

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In august company. "Bahrain and Belarus named 'enemies of the internet'" http://bbc.in/xJrIVP

 

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Great to see @KofiAnnan resolving the #Syria problem. Huh?

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10 years of #ICC & this is its first conviction! #HumanRights Notwithstanding that, the trials are important. http://tinyurl.com/6pujmnl

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Seeing Mahmoud #Ahmadinejad grilled by the outgoing #Iran Parliment, he would gain many votes in the West. http://tinyurl.com/73qv3ue

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Horrible!!! #DerechosHumanos "En #Siria se tortura de 31 maneras diferentes" http://tinyurl.com/78x4kay

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Lo esperado! #DerechosHumanos "#Irán asesoró a #Siria para enfrentar las protestas" http://tinyurl.com/6rd6bg3

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A la carcel todos, así el Papa estará cómodo. #Cuba http://tinyurl.com/83rlaol

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Will get to political reform in a few generations. "China's Wen Jiabao says 'reforms urgent'" http://bbc.in/xcEMMp

 

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Once again we see people under investigation done in more for their perverting the course of justice with cover ups than for the original offence. Will they never learn? #RebekahBrooks

 

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La #SGAE ha resucitado en Bélgica...o es que no se les ha ocurrido. http://tinyurl.com/74rkn7q

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

More heroes! "#Turkey's jailed journalists" #HumnRights http://tinyurl.com/86o48o8

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Given what has come down, it is natural for the UK to evaluate whether #NewsInt is 'fit and proper' to hold a media licence in the UK. http://on.ft.com/zvb3Bu

 

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India's Holi - Festival of Colours - amazing colours! http://aje.me/z7o1Y6

 

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

@KofiAnnan, special joint rep for #UN and #ArabLeague says "violence and killing must end immediately". Good thinking, shame it has taken so long!

 

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It looks like my suggested enforcement approach works! Novartis paid $250m in punitive damages and is now seen as a model for #Women workers. http://on.ft.com/xx80Th

 

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The FT tells us that Sonia #Gandhi, lately of #India, has a maternal dilemma. Withdraw your family from politics and problem solved! Their lack of #Democracy means they won't even consider it. http://on.ft.com/yEeJYX

 

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Ayatollah #Khamenei of #Iran protecting his citizens #Censorship: The Supreme Council of Virtual Space will protect Iran from "harm" resulting from "the increasing spread of information and communication technologies,...

…particularly that of the global internet network and its important role in personal and social life", the decree said. http://bbc.in/A2l3TK

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      • #China 's State Internet Information Office (#SIIO...
      • What about #Freedom for the people? #HumanRights "...
      • A bit sensitive to the #Women issue today with the...
      • Espero que hagan mejor trabajo con su planeta que ...
      • Raul #Castro regaló una virgen al #Papa. Supongo q...
      • Hay que cortarlo de raíz. #DerechosHumanos "Brasil...
      • Muy bonitas fotos. "Museo londinense expone joyas ...
      • In #Cuba this demostrator showed courage or madnes...
      • While President #Sarkozy has authoritarian tendenc...
      • I wonder what Scarlett Johansson thinks of the pen...
      • They fail to appease for equality reasons as well....
      • Soldiers said they moved in to prevent anarchy and...
      • Given the state of world health, is this really wh...
      • The usual selfish approach, if I don't see the ben...
      • Yes! #Israel has, others should follow. #Anorexia ...
      • While I am happy that footballer, Fabrice Muamba, ...
      • Jeremy Paxton is giving us a BBC prog on slavery i...
      • Breaching rules by #Groupon is the norm not the ex...
      • Too many of these jewish-related tragedies take pl...
      • Only sad he didn't see more jail time. #JohnDemjan...
      • What's up with many in the US media's whitewash of...
      • Great to see @richardbranson continue the fight fo...
      • Great to hear @KofiAnnan is to send a delegation t...
      • Viral #Racism on #Facebook or wherever, is still R...
      • Mr. #Clooney, there is nothing humiliating to be a...
      • Reporters Without Borders @RSF_RWB continue with t...
      • In august company. "Bahrain and Belarus named 'ene...
      • Great to see @KofiAnnan resolving the #Syria probl...
      • 10 years of #ICC & this is its first conviction! #...
      • Seeing Mahmoud #Ahmadinejad grilled by the outgoin...
      • Horrible!!! #DerechosHumanos "En #Siria se tortura...
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      • Once again we see people under investigation done ...
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      • More heroes! "#Turkey's jailed journalists" #HumnR...
      • Given what has come down, it is natural for the UK...
      • India's Holi - Festival of Colours - amazing colou...
      • @KofiAnnan, special joint rep for #UN and #ArabLea...
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