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Glasgow gears up for comic injection »

There’s laughter in the air as Glasgow prepares for its fourth annual Secret Policeman’s Ball. The Glasgow University Amnesty International (GUAI) fundraiser will be held on February 4 in the institution’s Queen Margaret Union with S...

Thu 02 Feb 2012 by John Berry | Read more »

Wheels on fire »

Women in Saudi Arabia are simply not allowed! And this includes not being allowed to drive. Driving their way to equality began in the 1990’s, and this form of protest has developed momentum in recent months. And as hundreds of undeterred women w...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Professor Susan Edwards | Read more »

The blogroll – use with caution »

If you own a computer and are interested in politics, then you've probably come across a political blog. The most prominent examples include 'Left Foot Forward', 'Order Order' (Guido Fawkes) and Nick Robinson's blog for the BBC. Their impact on world ...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jon Baldie | Read more »

This is not an Invitation to rape me »

A new research poll carried out on behalf of the NUS finds that only a small minority of women students who have been seriously sexually assaulted have reported it to either their institution or the police. Why am I not surprised? Perhaps it's because...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 by John Watson | Read more »

Strathclyde Police fighting to use taser stun guns »

A controversial taser gun pilot scheme to be launched by Strathclyde Police Force has been criticsed by human rights group, Amnesty International. Scotland’s largest police force want to allow more officers to carry the taser stun guns from this...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Kathleen Oliver | Read more »

Edinburgh student charities join forces »

A number of Edinburgh student charities have come together this week to create the ‘Edinburgh Campaigns Group’ in a bid to consolidate efforts and share tactics. The group currently consists of Water Aid, Stop AIDS, Medsin, STAR, Skip, Uni...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Anna Fenton | Read more »

Accounting for human rights »

News that the United Kingdom chose to abstain on a crucial UN vote on the Goldstone report is deeply disappointing. Concluding that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity, during the conflict in G...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by John Watson | Read more »