By Tisaranee Gunasekara - “Never will tyrants freely consent to the extirpation of servitude….” - Thomas Raynal[i] Of all the spectres the Rajapaksas fear, Oppositional-unity would arguably be the mos… more →
Lanka on Globewrote 2 hours ago: Torture is the cheapest form of investigation, used in 93 countries. Many of this takes place in cou … more →
wrote 2 hours ago: Just this evening, after discovering my laptop is not in working condition (that puts me in a horrib … more →
wrote 4 hours ago: I wrote this post when I first started the blog and nobody was reading it at that stage, except one … more →
wrote 6 hours ago: we have discussed creativity before here. this post is more on that subject, and its also about men … more →
wrote 9 hours ago: Mythbusters: Water Torture This is a vid of the Mythbusters testing the water torture myth. Can you … more →
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wrote 10 hours ago: Every artist I’ve ever read – or heard – about has always been eccentric in some w … more →
wrote 11 hours ago: The film Zero Dark Thirty isn’t historical accurate because some events in the film have been … more →
wrote 13 hours ago: Gawker has released a CIA memo obtained under a FOIA request that documents the changes made to Zero … more →
wrote 13 hours ago: May 19, 2013 | By a Minghui correspondent from Hunan Province, China (Minghui.org) Jinshi Prison in … more →
wrote 13 hours ago: May 19, 2013 | By a Minghui correspondent in Shandong Province, China (Minghui.org) When Mr. Wang Xi … more →
wrote 19 hours ago: Paedophiles and the Catholic Church I write about subjects that I want people to think about. I am n … more →
wrote 20 hours ago: Naghmeh rallies behind her husband as she organizes a special day of prayer. She invites all Churche … more →
wrote 21 hours ago: Every time my daughter speaks of her dad I feel a thousand pieces of glass go through my heart. Not … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Another beautifully written editorial by Mohamed Benchicou. Poker menteur autour du cadavre Algérie … more →
wrote 1 day ago: According to a report in “New Scientist”, a weapon has been developed that is non-lethal … more →
wrote 1 day ago: April 18, 2013 | Lisa Dawson for Solitary Watch Lawyers at North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services ha … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Abdulemam was a speaker at the Oslo Freedom Forum last week making a fumbled and awkward speech, usi … more →
wrote 1 day ago: The most recently convicted gang of torturers In England, this time in the golden academic ci … more →