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Jun 22 2008 12:34AM
How can they make it that cheaply?

A report in the Observer says that high street stores such as Primark are not being careful enough about the source of goods such as clothing. Primark has now sacked three of its suppliers after revelations by Panorama and the Observer...

Jun 20 2008 6:48PM
How much longer will this go on?

For weeks now Amnesty has been saying that the state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe is reaching crisis point. Last night’s news that 12 people had been found tortured to death has taken this situation to a whole new level. As we’ve...

Jun 19 2008 5:54PM
Good Souls of Sichuan, poor souls of Lhasa

I saw a fantastic play last night at the Young Vic, 'The Good Soul of Sichuan’ by Bertold Brecht, starring Jane Horrocks (she of Little Voice and Ab Fab fame). Go and see it if you can. It’s set in Sichuan (of earthquake fame, entirely...

Jun 19 2008 3:11PM
CHINESE AUTHORITIES RESTRICT QUAKE REPORTING

Please read the report, AUTHORITIES RESTRICT QUAKE REPORTING

Jun 18 2008 11:59PM
Ten shocking facts about modern slavery

See this list of ten shocking facts about slavery today . Shocking fact number one is that there are more people in slavery now than at any time in history. Update 8 July 2008: Foreign domestic workers in Saudi Arabia suffer severe...