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A 17-year-old Iraqi girl who has been abused and exploited for much of her young life celebrated a very happy new year in Canada.
From a report by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHRC), datelined 31 December:
For any refugee, the chance to begin a new life in Canada is a coveted prize. But for Hiba [not [...]
Russian authorities don’t like publicity about public dissatisfaction arising from the economic recession. On 29 December, agents from the department in charge of fighting terrorism and extremism arrested opposition politician Alexandr Bragin for reporting the news.
His offense: publishing an article about the effects of the country’s sharp economic downturn on Ulyanovsk, a Volga city some [...]
More politically correct absurdity in the UK. Last week, it emerged that hundreds of schools have forbidden teachers to mark with red ink for fear of upsetting children. Now this:
A new £4.7million school has opened to controversy after banning the word ’school’ from its title because it has ‘negative connotations’.
Critics have slammed the [...]
Nick Kinsella, head of the UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC), has been honoured with a Queen’s Medal.
Check out the unfortunate headline in the Sheffield Telegraph.
Queen’s Medal for human trafficking
THE head of the UK Human Trafficking Centre, based in Sheffield, is awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for services to policing.
Det Chief Supt Nick Kinsella is chief [...]
An unnamed Anglican priest in the Solomon Islands was reportedly attacked and injured by a local Muslim on 16 December. The suspect is still at large. Police say the attack was motivated by “religious differences”.
Solomon Star reports that Malaita’s Provincial Police Commander David Diosi confirms police is searching for the suspect Jack Rade – leader [...]
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