A long way to go on gay rights
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According to the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) seven majority Muslim countries still maintain the death penalty for homosexual activity.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi troops out of Bahrain!
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The unstable stand-off between the Sunni Muslim monarchy and mainly Shia opposition demonstrators in Bahrain broke down over last weekend.
Strikes, fatwas and repression
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The Tunisian Ministry of Defence has asked all reservists to report to barracks from 16 February.
Defend Yahya Al-Faifi
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Yahya Al-Faifi was persecuted for organising a trade union at BAE Systems in Saudi Arabia, a state where all serious oppositionists are rounded up, tortured, imprisoned and denied a fair trial.
Workers against the Saudi regime
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Yayha al Faifi fled Saudi Arabia in 2002 after he was sacked from his job with British Aerospace for trying to organise a workers' meeting to discuss new contracts. He has continued the struggle for workers' rights in Saudi Arabia ever since.
Solidarity with Saudi workers, women and democrats: protest against King Abdullah's visit!
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Saudi Embassy, 30-32 Charles St W1 (Nearest T: Green Park) Click here for more details.
Start: 31 Oct 2007 - 6:00pm
End: 31 Oct 2007 - 8:00pm
Demonstration against King Abdullah's visit
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Saudi Arabia's despot King Abdullah bin Abdul Azaz al Saud will be coming to Britain on an official state visit at the end of October. Saudi Arabia is one of the most oppressive societies on earth: an Islamist hell hole in which there are no workers' organisations, political parties or independent media; in which women are kept in apartheid-like purdah, religious minorities harrassed and gay people systematically persecuted; and in which floggings, torture and public beheadings are the norm.
BAE Saudi arms affair
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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a criminal inquiry into the dodgy business practices of BAE Systems, the worlds fourth largest arms supplier.
'Ethical Foreign Policy'? Yeah, right ...
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It is hard to express how utterly disgusted I am by the Serious Fraud Office dropping its investigation into corruption in the deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.
Execution League
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Amnesty International has recently published its “league table” of rates of execution in countries around the world.
80% of executions worldwide were carried out by just one country. There are no prizes for guessing which...