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Editorial - Dr Strangelove and Iran
Issue 231 - July 25, 2008
It was a mere coincidence that on the same day last month as the EU froze the accounts of Bank Melli, Iran’s main bank, the UK lifted sanctions against the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MeK or PMOI) organisation.

Editorial - Level playing field of opportunities
Issue 231 - July 25, 2008
In the new Equalities Bill, the Government aims to make Britain a fairer place where people have the opportunity to succeed whatever their race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Equality bill to outlaw religious discrimination
Issue 231 - July 25, 2008
Almost forty years after the introduction of the Equal Pay Act, Government plans to create a single equality bill signifies a milestone in the fight against the discrimination that persists in the UK today.

Cleared lawyer hits out at ‘institutionally racist’ Scottish judiciary
Issue 231 - July 25, 2008
The first solicitor to face charges of contempt of court for remarks made after a conviction blamed his ordeal on a north-south divide in the interpretation of the law and the “institutionally racist” and demographically unrepresentative Scottish judiciary.

Latest Press Release

July 18, 2008
UK government now targeting Islam
If the British government is attempting to interfere in the Muslim community on matters of Islam by funding a board of theologians, it is being “wrong-headed” as such a panel would have no credibility, according to editor of The Muslim News, Ahmed J Versi.

Top Stories from the News section

Weekly Report: on Israeli Human Rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
25-07-2008
3 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Blair's plans may legitimize Israel occupation, MPs fear
25-07-2008
An all-party group of British MPs Thursday welcomed plans by Quartet envoy Tony Blair to set up economic enclaves in the West Bank but fear they may legitimize the Israeli occupation.

U.S. government's secret torture memos released
24-07-2008
U.S. Justice Department has allowed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to torture jailed terror suspects, according to the three torture memos made public.

Spanish court issues arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals
24-07-2008
A Spanish court issued arrest warrants for seven high ranking Israeli officials for war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip in 2002.

Saudi Arabia: Scholars stress need for women’s sport
24-07-2008
Saudi religious scholars participating in the ongoing Abha Cultural Forum stressed the need for opening sports clubs for women and developing their skills just as men develop their skills.